A revealing look at headline-grabbing controversies revolving around charges of plagiarism and fraud in the profession of history. Focusing on 12 key controversies on both sides of teh political spectrum, Wiener seeks to understand why some cases make the healdines and end carers while others do not. He looks at the case of Michael Bellesiles, teh historian of gun culture accused of research fraud; accused plagiarists and celebrity historians Stephen Ambrose and Doris Kearns Goodwin; and Pulitzer Prize winner Joseph J Ellis.
- ISBN10 1595588523
- ISBN13 9781595588524
- Publish Date 13 March 2012 (first published 7 June 2007)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint New Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 260
- Language English