The New Mormon History Revisionist Essays on the Past |
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| Editor:
| Quinn, D. Michael |
| Epilogue by:
| Roberts, B. H. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56085-011-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1992 |
| Publisher: | Signature Books, LLC
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $9.00 |
Book Description:
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The New Mormon History is the banner under which many professional historians today approach Latter-day Saint historiography. Scholars who embrace this term attempt to put significant events into context rather than bracketing data that might seem challenging to traditional assumptions. These scholars are also as interested in the experience of the rank-and-file as in the lives and edicts of the leaders, and pursue questions about women, minorities, domestic life, diet, fashion,...
More Description The New Mormon History is the banner under which many professional historians today approach Latter-day Saint historiography. Scholars who embrace this term attempt to put significant events into context rather than bracketing data that might seem challenging to traditional assumptions. These scholars are also as interested in the experience of the rank-and-file as in the lives and edicts of the leaders, and pursue questions about women, minorities, domestic life, diet, fashion, and the common church experience. They employ statistical analysis and theories and methods of the social sciences in their work.