Cultural history : a concise introduction / Alessandro Arcangeli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arcangeli, Alessandro.

Standardized Title:

Che cos'e la storia culturale. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization--History.

Civilization.

Intellectual life--History.

Intellectual life.

Social history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

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 to the present. It surveys different ways in which cultural history has been practised, exploring intellectual history, the history of ideas and concepts, of mentalities, of symbols and repre

Contents:

Cover; Cultural History : A Concise Introduction; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. In search of a definition : A fuzzy field of enquiry; 2. Traditions and reinventions; 3. Interwoven paths; 4. Territories; Suggestions for further reading; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

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

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-62182-2

1-283-46210-9

9786613462107

0-203-78924-5

1-136-62183-0

9780203789247

OCLC:

798534137