Public history and the study of memory

Public Historian

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 7-23

  Glassberg, David ^a,b  

^a Department of History ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 0002112662     PISSN: 02723433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3377910     Document Type: Review

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