History vs. history

Great Caesar’s ghost! Traditional courses: Are they vanishing — or just evolving?

By Patricia Cohen / The Bulletin
June 11, 2009

To the pessimists, evidence that the field of diplomatic history is on the decline is everywhere. Job openings on the nation’s college campuses are scarce, while bread-and-butter courses like the Origins of War and American Foreign Policy are dropping from history department postings.....

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