History and Cultural Theory (häftad)
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Häftad (Paperback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
256
Utgivningsdatum
2006-07-01
Upplaga
1
Förlag
Longman
Illustrationer
Black & white illustrations
Dimensioner
233 x 155 x 14 mm
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400 g
Antal komponenter
1
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DISK
ISBN
9780582784086

History and Cultural Theory

av Simon Gunn
Häftad,  Engelska, 2006-07-01
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"This is an outstanding work of elucidation and criticism, written with rare lucidity. It will be invaluable to both students and seasoned researchers". John Tosh, Professor of History, Roehampton University

"...a well-informed, lucid and balanced survey of the field." Peter Burke, Emeritus Professor of Cultural History, University of Cambridge

"Consistently intelligent and thoughtful, this book provides an accessible guide to the theoretical forms that proved most generative of historical scholarship and historiographical debate in Britain over the last four decades." James Vernon, Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley.

In recent times there has been recognition of the growing influence of cultural theory on historical writing. Foucault, Bourdieu, Butler and Spivak are just some of the thinkers whose ideas have been taken up and deployed by historians.

What are these ideas and where do they come from? How have cultural theorists thought about 'history'? And how have historians applied theoretical insights to enhance their own understanding of events in the past?

This book provides a wide-ranging and authoritative guide to the often vexed and controversial relationship between history and contemporary theory. It analyses the concepts that concern both theorists and historians, such as power, identity, modernity and postcolonialism, and offers a critical evaluation of them from an historical standpoint.

Written in an accessible manner, History and Cultural Theory gives historians and students an invaluable summary of the impact of cultural theory on historiography over the last twenty years, and indicates the likely directions of the subject in the future.

Simon Gunn is Reader in History in the School of Cultural Studies at Leeds Metropolitan University.
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"This is an outstanding work of elucidation and criticism, written with rare lucidity. It will be invaluable to both students and seasoned researchers". John Tosh, Roehampton University, USA "...a well-informed, lucid and balanced survey of the field." Peter Burke, University of Cambridge, UK "Consistently intelligent and thoughtful, this book provides an accessible guide to the theoretical forms that proved most generative of historical scholarship and historiographical debate in Britain over the last four decades." James Vernon, University of California, Berkeley, USA

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1 Historicising Theory2 Narrative3 Culture4 Power5 Modernity6 Identity7 Postcolonialism8 Theorising History

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1 Historicising Theory

2 Narrative

3 Culture

4 Power

5 Modernity

6 Identity

7 Postcolonialism

8 Theorising History

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