What is Cultural History? by Peter Burke
A new edition of the bestselling introductory book to cultural history. Written by one of the worlds top cultural historians.
Peter Burke has done it again! Outstanding scholar of early modern Europe, Burke has added an important work to his writings on the historian's craftFrom its nineteenth-century origins, cultural history appears here in its varied recent forms, shifting in its relation to social history, anthropology and literature, and changing its terms, concepts and targets. Both critical and generous, Burke suggests the paths ahead. This lucid book will delight any reader who wants to learn what contemporary historians are up to and where they might go. Natalie Zemon Davis, University of Toronto There is no clearer, more erudite, more humane voice in the field of cultural history than that of Peter Burke. This book is a delight, a tour in the company of a sure and steady guide to the ways men and women in the past have tried to make sense of the world in which they live. Jay Winter, Yale University Acclaim for previous edition: What is Cultural History? is replete with useful information. Professor Burke is excellent at giving the reader handy sketches of the ideas of Michel de Certeau, Michel Foucault, Orientalism, the representation of the body, material culture, and so on. The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory
Peter Burke is Professor Emeritus of Cultural History at the University of Cambridge.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780745644103 |
| ISBN 10 | 0745644104 |
| Title | What is Cultural History? |
| Author | Peter Burke |
| Series | What Is History |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Polity Press |
| Year published | 2008-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 168 |
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