History Wars
From the taming of the West to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the portrayal of the past has become a battleground at the heart of American politics What kind of history Americans should read, see, or fund is no longer merely a matter of professional interest to teachers, historians, and museum curators Everywhere now, history is increasingly being held hostage, but to what end and why In History Wars, eight prominent historians consider the angry swirl of emotions that now surrounds public memory Included are trenchant essays by Paul Boyer, John W Dower, Tom Engelhardt, Richard H Kohn, Edward Linenthal, Micahel S Sherry, Marilyn B Young, and Mike Wallace. Free Read History Wars By Edward T. Linethal For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Two narratives merged in the abortive display proposed by the Smithsonian of the Enola Gay, the bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima the successful ending to a long and devastating war and the devastation of two Japanese cities History is all about stories, what the tell us and what they reveal about us The text accompanying the display originally was characteristic of what Hoffer describes as the new History, which portrayed the United States in anuanced manner and with l Two narratives merged in the abortive display proposed by the Smithsonian of the Enola Gay, the bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima the successful ending to a long and devastating war and the devastation of two Japanese cities History is all about stories, what the tell us and what they reveal about us The t...A collection of essays by various historians responding to the 1994 controversy surrounding a planned exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum that was to be centered around the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima The exhibit planned to place the plane as a transitional piece between two eras, the end of WWII, and the beginning of the Cold War It also wanted to, most contentiously, offer the visitors a look into scholarly debate on the decision to drop t A collection of essays by various historians responding to the 1994 controversy surrounding a planned exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum that was to be centered around the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima The exhibit planned to place the plane as a transitional piece between two eras, the end of WWII, and the beginning of the Cold War It also wanted to, most contentiously, offer the visitors a look into scholarly debate on the decision to drop the bomb, whether it was necessary, morally unambiguous, as some people later claimed , or whether it was dropped for reasons that hadto do with the diplomatic, the political, or merely the vengeful or racist As this exhibit coincided with the 50th anniversary of the end of the war, there were very heated debates between the commemorative impulse talking about the sacrifice and heroism of American...History Wars is a collection of essays centered around the failed 1995 Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum s exhibit of the Enola Gay, which intended to examine intersection the end of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War beginning with the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki The exhibit floundered when pressure from conservative politicians and veterans groups denounced it and Congress threatened to cut the museums funding Some of the contributing authors were c History Wars is a collection of essays centered around the failed 1995 Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum s exhibit of the Enola Gay, which intended to examine intersection the end of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War beginning with the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki The exhibit floundered when pressure from conservative politicians and veterans groups denounced it and Congress threatened to cut the museums funding Some of the contributing authors were closely involved in the ...It s a bit hard to judge this useful collection of essays as a result of the changes that have taken place in the world since it was published pre 9 11 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Focusing on the furor over the proposed Smithsonian NASM exhibition organized around the Enola Gay the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima , the essays delve into the reasons the exhibit failed to take place in anything resembling the historically serious form the curators intended The central concer It s a bit hard to judge this useful collection of essays as a result of the changes that have taken place in the world since it was published pre 9 11 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Focusing on the furor over the proposed Smithsonian NASM exhibition organized around the Enola Gay the plane that dropped the...An account of the abortive Smithsonian effort to present an exhibition featuring the B 29 Enola Gay for the 50th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima The exhibition itself became part of the culture wars of the 1990s torpedoed by a combination of conservative politicians and veterans groups The accusation was that the proposed exhibition, by featuring photos of the human devastation at Hiroshima and Nagasaki and discussing the debates over whether the bombings were necessary to end An account of the abortive Smithsonian effort to present an exhibition featuring the B 29 Enola Gay for the 50th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima The exhibition itself became part of the culture wars of the 1990s torpedoed by a combination of conservative politicians and veterans groups The accusation was that the proposed exhibition, by featuring photos of the human devastation at Hiroshima and Nagasaki and discussing the debates over whether the bombings were necessary to end the war were somehow un American History Wars is a collection of essays on what happened to scupper the exhibition all well written, though the book could have used a fewpieces to give itself context The Smithsonian became the target of populist anger over anti American or revisionist views presentations that questioned national myths and tried to use museums for doing actual history rather than being commemorati...A bit repetative after a while, but certainly very interesting for historical professionals who work in museums or make exhibits How to exhibit war What effects can certain object have How difficult can discussions be where actual particants in a conflict voice their o...Historians become controversial when they do not perpetuate myths, when they do not transmit the received and conventional wisdom, when they challenge the comforting presence of a stabilized pastEdward Linethal, History WarsOn August 6, 1945 the U.S detonated an atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima Three days later another nuclear bomb was dropped and Nagasaki was destroyed Several hundred thousand civilians were killed outright, with manydying from the side effects of rHistorians become controversial when they do not perpetuate myths, when they do not transmit the received and conventional wisdom, when they challenge the comforting presence of a stabilized pastEdward Linethal, History WarsOn August 6, 1945 the U.S detonated an atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima Three days lat...This essay collection provides a variety of perspectives regarding the 1995 incident when the National Air and Space Museum NASM proposed an exhibit about the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima The exhibit came under fire and plans for the exhibit were eventually scrapped The essays here cover a wide range of material Some essays are general narratives of the event, some delve deep into the historical literature about atomic weapons and the decision to drop the bom This essay collection provides a variety of perspectives regarding the 1995 incident when the National Air and Space Museum NASM proposed an exhibit about the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima The exhibit came under fire and plans for the exhibit were eventually scrapped The essays here cover a wide range of material Some essays are general narratives of the event, some delve deep into the historical literature about atomic weapons and the decision to drop the bomb in the first place In that sense, this book can serve as a useful primer to the voluminous literature on the subject, exploring not only the US reasoning for the bombing, but the context of firebombing and the Japanese decision to surrender Other essays cover broader subjects, such as Michael Sherry s contribution, which traces the rise of the patriotic orthodoxy a rigid cultural conservatism rooted in a patriotic reading of the past in t...This book centers around a very interesting topic, and that is how the past is viewed by the participants in a war between each other In this case, the issue is a planned Smithsonian exhibit of the Enola Gay, the plan that dropped the first atomic bomb ever used The book goes into details about the various scripts and arguments, the problems ranging from one approach thator less painted the Hiroshima and its people as the victims of the war to the other extreme, basically that they got This book centers around a very interesting topic, and that is how the past is viewed by the participants in a war between each other In this case, the issue is a planned Smithsonian exhibit of the Enola Gay, the plan that dropped the first atomic bomb ever used The book goes into details about the various scripts and arguments, the problems ranging from one approach thator less painted the Hiroshima and its people as the victims of the war to the other extreme, basically that they got what they deserved approach.The old saying is history is written by the victors However, after enough time, some people begi...In 1993, the National Air and Space Museum announced it would mount an exhibit of the Enola Gay, the plane which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima Museum Director Martin Harwit and staff envisioned an exhibit which would reflect on the decision to use the bomb on Japan and how it opened the world to the atomic age It wasn t long before all hell broke loose.WW2 veteran organizations, branches of the military and politicians grew increasingly disapproving about the exhibit focus, which they f In 1993, the National Air and Space Museum announced it would mount an exhibit of the Enola Gay, the plane which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima Museum Director Martin Harwit and staff envisioned an exhibit which would reflect on the...
- English
- 01 September 2018 Edward T. Linethal
- Paperback
- 304 pages
- 080504387X
- Edward T. Linethal
- History Wars