New Perspectives on Historical Writing / Edition 2

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Overview

'Peter Burke has gathered together some of the most distinguished of the 'new'historians in a number of different fields-Scott, Darnton, Tuck, Levi and Porter-and asked them to reflect on their practice, and more widely of the practices of the particular historical guild to which they belong. The result is a book which is quite unlike anything else now available in English. It will surely become required reading for anyone interested in the development of historical writing the twentieth century.' --Anthony Pagden, 'Kings' College, Cambridge'
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Of his eleven essays, two are by the editor, Peter Burke, and both are superb...The contributions maintain an unusually high level throughout....Highly reccommended for graduate and undergraduate libraries.
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“A must for all historians.”

—Carlo Ginzburg, University of California, Los Angeles

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780271021171
  • Publisher: Penn State University Press
  • Publication date: 1/28/2001
  • Edition description: 2ND
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 316
  • Sales rank: 1,221,514

Meet the Author

Peter Burke is Professor of Cultural History at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Emmanuel College.

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Table of Contents

List of Contributors
Preface
1 Overture. The New History: Its Past and its Future 1
2 History from Below 25
3 Women's History 43
4 Overseas History 71
5 On Microhistory 97
6 Oral History 120
7 History of Reading 157
8 Visual History 187
9 History of Political Thought 218
10 History of the Body Reconsidered 233
11 Environmental History 261
12 History of Events and the Revival of Narrative 283
Index 301
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