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Jeremy Cameron Young—Why Historians Should Write Books Ordinary People Want to Read (History News Network)
Presents the argument that because academics lose social standing when they write for the masses, historical books are primarily written by those who take a less rigourous approach. Specialisation is evil, ignore peer pressure and inform the commoners, ra
rel:02008  by:jeremycameronyoung  historynewsnetwork  history  culture  writing 
july 2008 by stilist
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Reactionary, but mildly interesting for its exploration of digital chaos vs. analogue rules.
by:virginiaheffernan  rel:02008  src:newyorktimesmagazine  speech  grammar  writing  digitalimplications 
july 2008 by stilist

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