A crooked line : from cultural history to the history of society / Geoff Eley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eley, Geoff, 1949-

Contributor:

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historiography.

History--Methodology.

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 301 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A first-hand account of the genealogy of the discipline, and of the rise of a new era of social history, by one of the leading historians of a generation Using his own intellectual biography as a narrative device, Geoff Eley tracks the evolution of historical understanding in our time from social history through the so-called cultural turn, and back again to a broad history of society. A gifted writer, Eley carefully winnows unique experiences from the universal, and uses the interplay of the two to draw the reader toward an organic understanding of how historical thinking (particularly the work of European historians) has evolved under the influence of new ideas. His work situates history within History, and offers students, scholars, and general readers alike a richly detailed, readable guide to the enduring value of historical ideas

Contents:

Cover

TOCCONTENTS

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CHI. BECOMING A HISTORIAN: A Personal Preface

CHII. OPTIMISM

CHIII. DISAPPOINTMENT

CHIV. REFLECTIVENESS

CHV. DEFIANCE: History in the Present Tense

NOTES

IDXINDEX.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-283) and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

1-281-82713-4

1-282-42321-5

9786612423215

9786611827137

0-472-02141-9

OCLC:

646787361