Detachment And The Writing Of History Essays And Letters Of Carl L Becker Carl L Becker Editor Phil L Snyder Editor George H Sabine Editor by Carl L. Becker (editor); Phil L. Snyder (editor); George H. Sabine (editor) 9781501720987, 1501720988 instant download after payment.

First published in 1958, Detachment and the Writing of History collects essays and letters by Carl L. Becker in which the noted historian outlines his views on the study of history, the craft of the historian, the art of teaching, and the historical evolution of the idea of democracy. Together, these invaluable writings demonstrate Becker's conviction of the moral seriousness of the historian's calling and of the importance of history as a factor, at once intellectual and artistically imaginative, in the life of society.