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'Writing good history is a high-wire act of balance and grace. Historians scour their own societies for vestiges of past worlds, for cracks and fissures in the pavement of the present, and for the shimmers and hauntings of history in everyday action.

'In The Art of Time Travel, eminent historian and award-winning author Tom Griffiths explores the craft of discipline and imagination that is history. Through portraits of fifteen historians at work, including Inga Clendinnen, Judith Wright, Geoffrey Blainey and Henry Reynolds, he observes how a body of work is constructed out of a life-long dialogue between past evidence and present experience.

'Riveting, beautiful and elegantly written, this landmark book conjures fresh insights into the history of Australia and revitalises our sense of the historian’s craft – what Tom Griffiths calls “the art of time travel”.' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Dedication: For Michael, Julie, Mardie and Dominic.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2016 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Timeless Land : Eleanor Dark, Tom Griffiths , single work criticism (p. 16-41)
The Journey to Monaro : Keith Hancock, Tom Griffiths , single work criticism (p. 42-60)
Entering the Stone Circle : John Mulvaney, Tom Griffiths , single work criticism (p. 61-73)
The Magpie : Geoffrey Blainey, Tom Griffiths , single work criticism (p. 74-93)
The Cry for the Dead : Judith Wright, Tom Griffiths , single work criticism (p. 94-113)
The Creative Imagination : Greg Dening, Tom Griffiths , single work criticism (p. 114-132)
The Frontier Fallen : Henry Reynolds, Tom Griffiths , single work criticism (p. 133-157)
Golden Disobedience : Eric Rolls, Tom Griffiths , single work criticism

'For Eric Rolls, historical writing needed to serve the future, writes Tom Griffiths'

(p. 158-172)
Voyaging South : Stephen Murray-Smith, Tom Griffiths , single work criticism (p. 173-195)
History as Art : Donna Merwick, Tom Griffiths , single work criticism (p. 196-219)
Walking the City : Graeme Davison, Tom Griffiths , single work criticism (p. 220-246)
History and Fiction : Inga Clendinnen, Tom Griffiths , single work criticism (p. 247-272)
The Feel of the Past : Grace Karskens, Tom Griffiths , single work criticism (p. 273-302)
Dr Deep Time : Mike Smith, Tom Griffiths , single work criticism (p. 303-316)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Inc. , 2016 .
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      • Published June 27 2016
      ISBN: 9781925203127
    • Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Inc. , 2017 .
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      • Published 3 July 2017

      ISBN: 9781863959407

Works about this Work

[Review Essay] The Art of Time Travel: Historians and Their Craft Christopher Hilliard , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , vol. 48 no. 3 2017; (p. 449-450)

'Even if The Art of Time Travel were not a generous, thoughtful, and perceptive book, its appearance would still be cause for celebration. A trade publisher has taken on a long book exploring general questions about the nature of historical thinking. More than a few readers of Australian Historical Studies will have sat through or taken part in panel discussions on ‘why history matters’; Griffiths and Black Inc. have had the confidence to trust that readers know history matters and will be interested in the questions it poses about time, change, and perspective.'  (Introduction)

[Book Review] The Art of Time Travel : Historians and Their Craft Bruce Pennay , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society , June vol. 103 no. 1 2017; (p. 94-95)

'Tom Griffiths explains that on a walking trip in France he was asked to nominate his favourite French historians. That later prompted him to think about his favourite Australian historians. In explaining his choice of 14 favourites, as he does here, he provides interesting reflections about the craft of history.' (Introduction)

[Review Essay] The Art of Time Travel : Historians and Their Craft David Day , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Journal of Politics & History , March vol. 63 no. 1 2017; (p. 138-139)
'How do historians make sense of the past? How do they make sense of Australia in particular, and the human condition more broadly? These are the central questions posed by Canberra historian Tom Griffiths in his latest book, The Art of Time Travel. Griffiths steps back from his own work as an environmental historian to ask how thirteen other practitioners of his craft have approached the task and what answers they’ve reached. They’re not all historians. One is a writer of historical novels, another is a poet, two are archaeologists and one is a farmer. But their work all dates from the 1930s onwards.' (Introduction)
The Clarion Call of History Mark McKenna , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 383 2016; (p. 52-57)

— Review of The Art of Time Travel : Historians and Their Craft Tom Griffiths , 2016 multi chapter work criticism biography
Strong Boots Barry Hill , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , August no. 125 2016; (p. 56-57)

— Review of The Art of Time Travel : Historians and Their Craft Tom Griffiths , 2016 multi chapter work criticism biography
Humbled by History Nicolas Rothwell , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 June 2016; (p. 16)

— Review of The Art of Time Travel : Historians and Their Craft Tom Griffiths , 2016 multi chapter work criticism biography
Developing the Real Story of Australia Jim Davidson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 9 July 2016; (p. 20)

— Review of The Art of Time Travel : Historians and Their Craft Tom Griffiths , 2016 multi chapter work criticism biography
'A hundred years ago Germans described England as "the land without music", wrongly. But perhaps Australia could be termed the land without history. We have our commemorations, increasingly dominated by Anzac Day, and there is the ever-growing interest in family history. But - for ill as much as an unburdened good - historical consciousness does not inform our lives. ...'
Tom Griffiths, The Art of Time Travel : Review Tom Griffiths , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 9 July 2016;

— Review of The Art of Time Travel : Historians and Their Craft Tom Griffiths , 2016 multi chapter work criticism biography
Strong Boots Barry Hill , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , August no. 125 2016; (p. 56-57)

— Review of The Art of Time Travel : Historians and Their Craft Tom Griffiths , 2016 multi chapter work criticism biography
The Clarion Call of History Mark McKenna , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 383 2016; (p. 52-57)

— Review of The Art of Time Travel : Historians and Their Craft Tom Griffiths , 2016 multi chapter work criticism biography
November in Nonfiction Sarah Burnside , 2016 single work review essay
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , November 2016;
[Review Essay] The Art of Time Travel : Historians and Their Craft David Day , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Journal of Politics & History , March vol. 63 no. 1 2017; (p. 138-139)
'How do historians make sense of the past? How do they make sense of Australia in particular, and the human condition more broadly? These are the central questions posed by Canberra historian Tom Griffiths in his latest book, The Art of Time Travel. Griffiths steps back from his own work as an environmental historian to ask how thirteen other practitioners of his craft have approached the task and what answers they’ve reached. They’re not all historians. One is a writer of historical novels, another is a poet, two are archaeologists and one is a farmer. But their work all dates from the 1930s onwards.' (Introduction)
[Book Review] The Art of Time Travel : Historians and Their Craft Bruce Pennay , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society , June vol. 103 no. 1 2017; (p. 94-95)

'Tom Griffiths explains that on a walking trip in France he was asked to nominate his favourite French historians. That later prompted him to think about his favourite Australian historians. In explaining his choice of 14 favourites, as he does here, he provides interesting reflections about the craft of history.' (Introduction)

[Review Essay] The Art of Time Travel: Historians and Their Craft Christopher Hilliard , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , vol. 48 no. 3 2017; (p. 449-450)

'Even if The Art of Time Travel were not a generous, thoughtful, and perceptive book, its appearance would still be cause for celebration. A trade publisher has taken on a long book exploring general questions about the nature of historical thinking. More than a few readers of Australian Historical Studies will have sat through or taken part in panel discussions on ‘why history matters’; Griffiths and Black Inc. have had the confidence to trust that readers know history matters and will be interested in the questions it poses about time, change, and perspective.'  (Introduction)

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