Varieties of Cultural History Burke PeterPaperback
Varieties of Cultural History Burke PeterPaperback In this collection of essays, of which four are published here for the first time, Peter Burke explores the theory and practice of what is called…
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Varieties of Cultural History Burke PeterPaperback
In this collection of essays, of which four are published here for the first time, Peter Burke explores the theory and practice of what is called new cultural history. No new orthodoxy has emerged to replace the classic model, Burke suggests, despite the importance of innovative approaches inspired by social and cultural anthropology.After discussing the origins and identity of cultural history, Burke explores the social history of dreams and the relation between history and social memory. He focuses on the varieties of cultural history which have emerged since the writings of Jacob Burckhardt and Johan Huizinga.
Each is located on the frontiers of cultural history--between learned and popular culture, between the public and the private spheres, and between the serious and the comic. Burke He presents five case studies addressing topics in the history of early modern Italy.