Democratising History

An exploration of the intersections of politics and public engagement, Democratising History reveals how history itself has been shaped by democratic forces. How has democracy transformed modern Britain and the way we teach its history? Democratising History answers this question by showcasing how s...

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description An exploration of the intersections of politics and public engagement, Democratising History reveals how history itself has been shaped by democratic forces. How has democracy transformed modern Britain and the way we teach its history? Democratising History answers this question by showcasing how scholars have successfully united social and cultural histories of democracy in British history. Nine research-led chapters provide an ‘inside’ perspective on democracy in modern British history, covering the complex relationship between Britain and its Empire, the democratisation of metropolitan culture, and how experts aimed to inform public debate in a changing democratic society. An ‘outside’ perspective is brought by six interludes that engage with the democratising forces at work in the twenty-first-century academy that are reshaping the profession, and thus the histories that scholars produce. In bringing these two histories of democracy together within a single conceptual framework, this book narrates an important shift in the landscape of UK higher education from the ‘inside’ and the ‘outside’, insisting that professional and intellectual changes must be seen alongside one another. Collectively, this volume responds to the scholarly and professional contributions of Peter Mandler, whose sensitive readings of cultural discourses and their social reach has inspired a generation of modern British historians. Through novel methods, insightful case studies and broader reflections on the profession, it shows how modern British history is being transformed by these questions and wider social and economic changes in contemporary Britain.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1700782025-12-11T05:18:09Z Democratising History Carter, Laura Foks, Freddy Harling, Philip Modern Britain Progress Empire Democracy Experts Historian Education University Victorian Culture Intellectual History Profession Society thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1D Europe::1DD Western Europe::1DDU United Kingdom, Great Britain thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day::3MP 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999 An exploration of the intersections of politics and public engagement, Democratising History reveals how history itself has been shaped by democratic forces. How has democracy transformed modern Britain and the way we teach its history? Democratising History answers this question by showcasing how scholars have successfully united social and cultural histories of democracy in British history. Nine research-led chapters provide an ‘inside’ perspective on democracy in modern British history, covering the complex relationship between Britain and its Empire, the democratisation of metropolitan culture, and how experts aimed to inform public debate in a changing democratic society. An ‘outside’ perspective is brought by six interludes that engage with the democratising forces at work in the twenty-first-century academy that are reshaping the profession, and thus the histories that scholars produce. In bringing these two histories of democracy together within a single conceptual framework, this book narrates an important shift in the landscape of UK higher education from the ‘inside’ and the ‘outside’, insisting that professional and intellectual changes must be seen alongside one another. Collectively, this volume responds to the scholarly and professional contributions of Peter Mandler, whose sensitive readings of cultural discourses and their social reach has inspired a generation of modern British historians. Through novel methods, insightful case studies and broader reflections on the profession, it shows how modern British history is being transformed by these questions and wider social and economic changes in contemporary Britain. 2025-12-11T05:18:08Z 2025-12-11T05:18:08Z 2025-12-10T14:32:00Z 2025 book ONIX_20251210T153032_9781915249920_4 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/109065 9781915249920 9781915249906 9781915249890 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/170078 eng open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/109065/1/9781915249920.pdf University of London Press University of London Press 10.63674/TWQX3656 10.63674/TWQX3656 3fae60e1-9f6a-42ab-a7ee-73df8c57b4f2 9781915249920 9781915249906 9781915249890 University of London Press London open access
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Victorian
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Democratising History
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topic Modern Britain
Progress
Empire
Democracy
Experts
Historian
Education
University
Victorian
Culture
Intellectual History
Profession
Society
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history
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thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day::3MP 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999
topic_facet Modern Britain
Progress
Empire
Democracy
Experts
Historian
Education
University
Victorian
Culture
Intellectual History
Profession
Society
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