The Professionalization of History in English Canada

University of Toronto Press, 2005. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. New/New. New - An Unread Copy - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. The Study Of History In Canada Has A History Of Its Own, And Its Development As An Academic Discipline Is A Multifaceted One. The Professionalization Of History In English Canada 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. Donald 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 Canadian Historical Review. 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. History's Professionalization Is Best Understood As A Transition From One Way Of Organizing Intellectual Life To Another. What Came Before Professionalization Was Not Necessarily Inferior, But Rather, A Different Perspective Of History. As Well, Wright Argues Convincingly That Professionalization Inadvertently Led To A Popular Inverse: The Amateur Historian, Whose Work Is Often More Widely Received And Appreciated By The General Public.