Popular history and the desire for knowledge : an examination of James A. Michener’s The Source as a popular history of Israel
| Field | Value | Language |
| dc.contributor.author | Brocker, Jacqueline | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2007-03-01 | |
| dc.date.available | 2007-03-01 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-03-01 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1547 | |
| dc.description | Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of a B A (Hons) in History, 2006. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis explores the issues that arise when we consider James A. Michener’s number 1 best-seller The Source (1965) as a popular history of Israel. It examines the educational desires of middlebrow audiences that led to Michener’s popularity, and discusses the benefits and concerns of presenting history in a fictionalised popular form. It then explores how these issues arise within The Source, examining the novel in-depth, arguing that popular history should be cause of greater concern as it has the ability to express particular historical narratives to a wide-reaching audience. | en |
| dc.format.extent | 487994 bytes | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.rights | The author retains copyright of this thesis | en |
| dc.subject | Historiography Handbooks Manuals Etc | en |
| dc.subject | Holocaust Jewish 1939 194 | en |
| dc.subject | Israel Arab War 1948 1949 | en |
| dc.subject | Jews History | en |
| dc.subject | Popular | en |
| dc.subject | Methodology | en |
| dc.title | Popular history and the desire for knowledge : an examination of James A. Michener’s The Source as a popular history of Israel | en |
| dc.type | Thesis, Honours | en |
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