New Perspectives on Historical Writing
New Perspectives on Historical Writing by Peter Burke, published by Penn State University Press on December 9, 1991, is a comprehensive examination of the evolving methodologies and practices in the field of history. This edition, first published in 1992, has been thoroughly revised and updated, featuring an entirely new chapter on environmental history. The book serves as a key reference work for students and researchers interested in significant developments in historiography.
Readers will find contributions from a distinguished group of internationally renowned historians, including Robert Darnton and Joan Scott, who explore a variety of interdisciplinary areas within historical research. Topics covered include women’s history, oral history, and microhistory, among others. This edition, comprising 262 pages, provides an in-depth look at the diverse approaches to understanding history, making it a valuable resource for those engaged in the study of historiography.
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Since its first publication in 1992, New Perspectives on Historical Writing has become a key reference work used by students and researchers interested in the most important developments in the methodology and practice of history. For this new edition, the book has been thoroughly revised and updated and includes an entirely new chapter on environmental history.
Peter Burke is joined here by a distinguished group of internationally renowned historians, including Robert Darnton, Ivan Gaskell, Richard Grove, Giovanni Levi, Roy Porter, Gwyn Prins, Joan Scott, Jim Sharpe, Richard Tuck, and Henk Wesseling. The contributions examine a wide range of interdisciplinary areas of historical research, including women’s history, history “from below,” the history of reading, oral history, the history of the body, microhistory, the history of events, the history of images, and political history.
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