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What Is Cultural History?

by Peter Burke

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What is Cultural History? has established itself as an essential guide to what cultural historians do and how they do it. Now fully updated in its third edition, leading historian Peter Burke offers afresh his accessible account of the past, present and future of cultural history, as it has been practised not only in the English-speaking world, but also in Continental Europe, Asia, South America and elsewhere. Burke begins by discussing the 'classic' phase of cultural history, associated with Jacob Burckhardt and Johan Huizinga, and the Marxist reaction to it, from Frederick Antal to Edward Thompson. He then charts the rise of cultural history in more recent times, concentrating on the work of the last generation, often described as the 'New Cultural History'. He places cultural history in its own cultural context, noting links between new approaches to historical thought and writing and the rise of feminism, postcolonial studies and an everyday discourse in which the idea of culture plays an increasingly important part. The new edition also surveys the latest developments in the field and considers the directions that cultural history has been taking in the twenty-first century and may take in the future. This landmark book will continue to be essential reading for students of history, anthropology, cultural studies and literary studies.… (more)
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Peter Burke (1937) is een der meest vooraanstaande historici van onze tijd.
Zijn Wat is cultuurgeschiedenis? Geldt wereldwijd als een onmisbare inleiding op de recnte ontwikkelingen in de geschiedwetenschap. Het biedt een toegankelijke en veelomvattend overzicht van de "culturele wending" die de afgelopen decennia het historische vakgebied en onze blik op het verleden voorgoed heeft veranderd. Vanaf de "klassieke" cultuurhistorici zoals Jacob Burckhardt en Johan Huizinga schetst Burke de achtergronden, ontwikkelingen en hoofdpersonen van de cultuurgeschiedenis in de afgelopen halve eeuw.
Dit boek is daarmee niet alleen een ideale introductie voor iedereen die wil kennismaken van de eigentijdse stand van zaken in de geschiedwetenschap, maar biedt ook een fascinerende blik op de bredere intellectuele geschiedenis van onze tijd.

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Op grond van zijn in vele jaren verworven ervaring in de universitaire discipline van de cultuurgeschiedenis schreef Burke dit boek. In de inleiding schetst hij het ontstaan ervan en de raakvlakken met andere disciplines. Dan schetst hij in zes hoofdstukken de fasen die de cultuurgeschiedenis doorlopen heeft. Hij begint met de klassieke cultuurgeschiedenis, die van het grote overzicht met auteurs als Burckhardt en Huizinga, gaat daarna onder andere door de fase van de fragmentering en de deconstructie heen en eindigt uiteindelijk met de huidige stand van zaken. Dit alles doet hij aan de hand van boeken uit al die perioden. Hij beschrijft ruim honderd boeken die representatief zijn voor de door hem beschreven fasen vanuit een imponerende belezenheid. Zo komt hij tot een sluitend overzicht van de 'geschiedenis van de cultuurgeschiedenis'. Door de verwerking van al die boeken is het boek niet vlot leesbaar. Met behulp van een namenregister kan de lezer de bespreking van de behandelde auteurs terugvinden. Jammer dat dit register niet volledig is; zo ontbreekt Erich Fromm die wel wordt behandeld. Voor iedereen die zich wil orienteren in de cultuurgeschiedenis, is dit een onmisbaar boek. Door de vele boekbesprekingen wijst het de lezers de weg naar specialiseringsterreinen.

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  -Cicero- | Sep 17, 2011 |
eter Burke é um bom guia para o passado, presente e, quem sabe, para o futuro. Seu livro O Que é História Cultural? prova que ele jamais poderia ter pertencido à turma de historiadores positivistas, aqueles seres estranhos do passado que acreditavam nos documentos como se eles fossem as tábuas da lei. Burke é esperançoso. Acredita que o futuro não reserva lugar para a "compreensão literal" da história. A abordagem será necessariamente multidisciplinar (sem que prevaleça a visão cultral, política ou econômica do historiador). Analisando como líderes revolucionários muitas vezes se viram obrigados a reencenar revoluções anteriores, o acadêmico inglês conclui que, qualquer que seja o futuro da história cultural, não é lícito que o novo historiador repita os erros do passado, "construindo um enredo para dar sentido a seu mundo". Antonio Gonçalves Filho, O Estado de São Paulo, 23/04/2005.

Peter Burke, historiador da Universidade de Cambridge, no Reino Unido, analisa a forma como a história cultural foi e ainda é escrita. Autor de "Uma História Social do Conhecimento", entre outros, Burke incorpora metodologias e conceitos de várias disciplinas ao estudar hábitos e costumes e valorizar grupos particulares, como minorias étnicas e religiosas. O autor também aponta como, a partir da década de 70, a história cultural sofreu uma grande renovação. ( )
  Raphael_pericles | Mar 13, 2011 |
O autor faz uma análise sobre as diversas correntes historiográficas, evidenciando suas limitações atuais e seus paradigmas. Aborda a importancia de dar voz as minorias e aos vencidos, papel fundamental da história cultural.
  valdeci | Nov 17, 2009 |
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What is Cultural History? has established itself as an essential guide to what cultural historians do and how they do it. Now fully updated in its third edition, leading historian Peter Burke offers afresh his accessible account of the past, present and future of cultural history, as it has been practised not only in the English-speaking world, but also in Continental Europe, Asia, South America and elsewhere. Burke begins by discussing the 'classic' phase of cultural history, associated with Jacob Burckhardt and Johan Huizinga, and the Marxist reaction to it, from Frederick Antal to Edward Thompson. He then charts the rise of cultural history in more recent times, concentrating on the work of the last generation, often described as the 'New Cultural History'. He places cultural history in its own cultural context, noting links between new approaches to historical thought and writing and the rise of feminism, postcolonial studies and an everyday discourse in which the idea of culture plays an increasingly important part. The new edition also surveys the latest developments in the field and considers the directions that cultural history has been taking in the twenty-first century and may take in the future. This landmark book will continue to be essential reading for students of history, anthropology, cultural studies and literary studies.

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