{"product_id":"the-professionalization-of-history-in-english-canada-9781442629295","title":"The Professionalization of History in English Canada","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe study of history in Canada has a history of its own, and its development as an academic discipline is a multifaceted one. \u003cem\u003eThe Professionalization of History in English Canada\u003c\/em\u003e charts the transition of the study of history from a leisurely pastime to that of a full-blown academic career for university-trained scholars - from the mid-nineteenth to the late twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald Wright argues that professionalization was not, in fact, a benign process, nor was it inevitable. It was deliberate. Within two generations, historians saw the creation of a professional association - the Canadian Historical Association - and rise of an academic journal - the \u003cem\u003eCanadian Historical Review\u003c\/em\u003e. Professionalization was also gendered. In an effort to raise the status of the profession and protect the academic labour market for men, male historians made a concerted effort to exclude women from the academy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory's professionalization is best understood as a transitio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[Wright presents] thoughtful comparative analyses and intriguing paradoxes that bring us closer to understanding what was at stake in the making of the historical profession in Canada ... A compelling history.' -- Jarrett Rudy Labour\/Le Travail 'A contribution to the considerable literature on the professionalization of history ... Wright employs significant archival research and interviews with a small but significant group of individuals to describe a process characterized by change rather than progress.' -- Ronald Rudin Canadian Historical Review 'A thoughtful history of the historical profession.' -- Catherine Gidney Urban History Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eacknowledgments  Introduction 1 History as avocation  2 From avocation to vocation: the beginnings  3 'The post-1918 generation': professionalization continued  4 'Mr. Newman, manifestly, is not a historian': the amateurization of history  5 The importance of being sexist: the masculinization of history  6 Protecting scholarly independence: a professional imperative  7 'History cannot be too much professionalized':professionalization reconsidered  Conclusion  notes  bibliography   index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769666240855,"sku":"9781442629295","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442629295.jpg?v=1758722141","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-professionalization-of-history-in-english-canada-9781442629295","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}