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Blogs Cliopatria AHA 2008: Joan Brumberg

Jan 6, 2008

AHA 2008: Joan Brumberg

by Cliopatria

The HISTORY NEWS NETWORK (http://hnn.us) recorded this appearance of Joan Brumberg at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association in Washington DC on January 5, 2008.

She spoke about her career as an academic who's had success writing popular history. Her book on anorexia sold more than 125,000 copies.