Coming to Our Senses

Contends that history is a nearly "sense-less" profession because reading is almost the only source of historical understanding. Reviews content related to sensory experiences in college history textbooks. Argues that including language about the senses in historical writing and instructio...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of American history (Bloomington, Ind.) Ind.), 1994-12, Vol.81 (3), p.1112-1122
1. Verfasser:	Roeder, George H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	American literature Art education Cultural history Historians Historical Interpretation Historical text analysis History History Instruction Journal of American History Literature Military history National Park Service Professions Sense impressions Senses Sensory Experience Textbook Content Textbooks United States History Visual Perception
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Zusammenfassung:	Contends that history is a nearly "sense-less" profession because reading is almost the only source of historical understanding. Reviews content related to sensory experiences in college history textbooks. Argues that including language about the senses in historical writing and instruction will enlarge the audience and the field of history. (CFR)
ISSN:	0021-8723 1945-2314 1936-0967
DOI:	10.2307/2081453