Author: Richard Pells

Richard Pells is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Texas, Austin.

Let’s Address the Race-Class-History Obsession

For the past 20 years, most of our history departments have had an almost monomaniacal emphasis in on the issues of race, class, gender, and ethnicity in American history.  Meanwhile, there has not been enough attention paid to the history of American politics, economics, culture, and the military. Having taught at the University of Texas […]

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