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Tyson, Amy.

The wages of history emotional labor on public history's front lines / [electronic resource] : Amy M. Tyson. - Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2013] - 1 online resource (xiv, 224 pages :) illustrations ; - Public history in historical perspective .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Performing a public service: from historic site to work site, 1960-1985 -- "Our seat at the table": interpreter agency and consent, 1985-1996 -- The wages of living history: rewards and costs of emotional investment -- Pursuing authenticity: creative autonomy and workplace games -- Interpreting painful histories: emotional comfort and connecting.

ISBN: 9781613762684 1613762682

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Acting--Psychological aspects--Case studies.
Public history--Minnesota--Fort Snelling.
Historic sites--Interpretive programs--Psychological aspects--Case studies.
Historic sites--Interpretive programs--Psychological aspects--Minnesota--Fort Snelling.
Historical reenactments--Psychological aspects--Case studies.
Historical reenactments--Psychological aspects--Minnesota--Fort Snelling.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Fort Snelling (Minn.)--History.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: F614.F7 / T97 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 977.6/57