A Companion to Public History (Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History) offers an authoritative overview of this evolving field, reflecting theory and practice from around the globe. Edited by David M. Dean, this comprehensive reference guide comprises thirty-four essays penned by leading international scholars and practitioners in public history. The book explores various forms of public history, its relationship with popular history, and how it has developed over the past three decades internationally. It delves into the emergence of public history as a distinct field of historical inquiry in North America, highlights the importance of ‘history from below’ in Europe and European colonial-settler states, and examines forms of historical consciousness in non-Western countries and peoples. Offering a timely insight into the state of the discipline, it also provides an innovative engagement with methodological and theoretical challenges associated with public history. Generously illustrated throughout, this work is richly diverse in its contributors’ perspectives, ranging from all continents and various backgrounds, disciplines, and experiences. It serves as an excellent resource for contemplating history’s role in the public sphere and how contemporary concerns influence our interactions with and representations of the past.