Responsible history / Antoon De Baets.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Baets, Antoon, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History--Moral and ethical aspects.

History.

Historians--Professional ethics.

Historians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The abuse of history is common and quite possibly once more on the rise. Although this is well documented, there is no general theory that enables historians to identify, prove, explain, and evaluate the many types of abuse of history. In this book, the author, founder of the Network of Concerned Historians, presents such a theory. Reflecting on the responsible use of history, the author identifies the duties that the living has toward the dead and analyzes the rights to memory and history necessary to fulfill these duties. He concludes his powerful argument by proposing a code of ethics as a

Contents:

Title page-Respensible History; Contents; List of Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I-Irresponsible History; Chapter 1-A Theory of the Abuse of History; Chapter 2-The Dictator's Secret Archives; Chapter 3-Defamation Cases against Historians; Part II-Responsible History; Chapter 4-Duties of the Living to the Dead; Chapter 5-The Rights to Memory and History; Chapter 6-A Code of Ethics for Historians; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-258) and index.

ISBN:

9786612627415

9781282627413

1282627414

9781845458782

1845458788

OCLC:

645100956