New Directions in Social and Cultural HistoryPaperback
New Directions in Social and Cultural HistoryPaperback What does it mean to be a social and cultural historian today? In this exciting new text, leading historians reflect on key developments in…
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New Directions in Social and Cultural HistoryPaperback
What does it mean to be a social and cultural historian today? In this exciting new text, leading historians reflect on key developments in their fields and argue for a range of 'new directions' in social and cultural history. In the wake of the 'cultural turn', and in an age of digital and public history, what challenges and opportunities await historians in the early 21st century?
Each chapter in the collection provides an introduction to the key and recent Focusing on emerging areas of historical research such as the history of the emotions and environmental history, New Directions in Social and Cultural History is an invaluable guide to the current and future state of the field.The book is divided into three clear sections, each with an editorial introduction, and covering key thematic areas: histories of the human, the material world, and challenges and provocations.