Richard Whatmore is Professor of Modern History at the University of St Andrews and Director of the St Andrews Institute of Intellectual History.

"What is Intellectual History? is a powerful statement of the importance and relevance of its subject.  From a history of the field's development, with a particular focus on the transformation of the history of political thought by John Pocock, Quentin Skinner and Istvan Hont, Richard Whatmore explores the possibilities as well as the limits of intellectual history, demonstrating the multiple ways in which it better enables us to understand the rich tapestry of human intellectual achievement."—John Robertson, University of Cambridge"The ideal starting-point for anyone who wants to understand what intellectual historians are doing and why it matters. In this timely and useful book, Whatmore provides a lucid and refreshingly personal introduction to both the history of Intellectual History and the ways it is practised today in the English-speaking world."—Ann Thompson, European University Institute

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionThe identity of intellectual historyThe history of intellectual historyThe method of intellectual historyThe practice of intellectual historyThe relevance of intellectual historyIntellectual history present and futureConclusionNotesFurther readingIndex

Richard Whatmore is Professor of Modern History at the University of St Andrews and Director of the St Andrews Institute of Intellectual History.

"What is Intellectual History? is a powerful statement of the importance and relevance of its subject.  From a history of the field's development, with a particular focus on the transformation of the history of political thought by John Pocock, Quentin Skinner and Istvan Hont, Richard Whatmore explores the possibilities as well as the limits of intellectual history, demonstrating the multiple ways in which it better enables us to understand the rich tapestry of human intellectual achievement."—John Robertson, University of Cambridge"The ideal starting-point for anyone who wants to understand what intellectual historians are doing and why it matters. In this timely and useful book, Whatmore provides a lucid and refreshingly personal introduction to both the history of Intellectual History and the ways it is practised today in the English-speaking world."—Ann Thompson, European University Institute

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionThe identity of intellectual historyThe history of intellectual historyThe method of intellectual historyThe practice of intellectual historyThe relevance of intellectual historyIntellectual history present and futureConclusionNotesFurther readingIndex

Richard Whatmore is Professor of Modern History at the University of St Andrews and Director of the St Andrews Institute of Intellectual History.

"What is Intellectual History? is a powerful statement of the importance and relevance of its subject.  From a history of the field's development, with a particular focus on the transformation of the history of political thought by John Pocock, Quentin Skinner and Istvan Hont, Richard Whatmore explores the possibilities as well as the limits of intellectual history, demonstrating the multiple ways in which it better enables us to understand the rich tapestry of human intellectual achievement."—John Robertson, University of Cambridge"The ideal starting-point for anyone who wants to understand what intellectual historians are doing and why it matters. In this timely and useful book, Whatmore provides a lucid and refreshingly personal introduction to both the history of Intellectual History and the ways it is practised today in the English-speaking world."—Ann Thompson, European University Institute

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionThe identity of intellectual historyThe history of intellectual historyThe method of intellectual historyThe practice of intellectual historyThe relevance of intellectual historyIntellectual history present and futureConclusionNotesFurther readingIndex