{"product_id":"the-professionalization-of-history-in-english-canada-3","title":"The Professionalization of History in English Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe study of history in Canada has a history of its own, and its development as an academic discipline is a multifaceted one. \u003cem\u003eThe Professionalization of History in English Canada\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDonald 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 \u003cem\u003eCanadian Historical Review\u003c\/em\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistory'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"By Donald A. Wright","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54864577462652,"sku":"9781442629301","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781442629301.jpg?v=1736363590","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/the-professionalization-of-history-in-english-canada-3","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}