Cultural history : a concise introduction / Alessandro Arcangeli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arcangeli, Alessandro.

Contributor:

William E. Lingelbach Fund.

Standardized Title:

Che cos'è la storia culturale. English

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Civilization--History.

Civilization.

History.

Culture--History.

Culture.

Intellectual life--History.

Intellectual life.

Social history.

Physical Description:

ix, 131 pages ; 18 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

The expression 'cultural history' is generally used today to signal a particular approach to history, one which could be applied to any object and is mainly concerned with the sense men and women from the past gave to the world they lived in.

In this introduction to cultural history as a subdiscipline, the reader will find the key steps in the historical development of the field from 1850 the present. It surveys different ways in which cultural history has been practiced, exploring intellectual history, the history of ideas and concepts, of mentalities, of symbols and representations, and of languages and discourses.

Cultural History also maps the territory cultural history most effectively enlightens: gender; the family and sexuality; the body; senses and emotions and images; material culture and consumption; the media and communication. Lastly, it includes an appendix of biographies of a number of influential cultural historians.

This concise and accessible introduction will be an essential volume for any university student studying cultural history. Book jacket.

Contents:

In search of a definition : a fuzzy field of enquiry

Traditions and reinventions

Interwoven paths

Territories

Epilogue

Appendix: Selected cultural historians and influential cultural theorists : some short biographies.

Notes:

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the William E. Lingelbach Fund.

ISBN:

0415667763

9780415667753

0415667755

9780415667760

9780203789247

0203789245

OCLC:

707965855

Publisher Number:

99945724001