What is Cultural History?

Peter Burke is Professor Emeritus of Cultural History at the University of Cambridge

• AcknowledgementsIntroduction1. The Great TraditionClassic Cultural HistoryCulture and SocietyThe Discovery of the People2. Problems of Cultural HistoryThe Classics RevisitedMarxist DebatesThe Paradoxes of TraditionPopular Culture in QuestionWhat is Culture?3. The Moment of Historical AnthropologyThe Expansion of CultureThe Moment of Historical AnthropologyUnder the MicroscopePostcolonialism and Feminism4. A New Paradigm?Four TheoristsPracticesRepresentationsMaterial CultureThe History of the Body5. From Representation to ConstructionThe Rise of ConstructivismNew ConstructionsPerformances and OccasionsDeconstruction6. Beyond the Cultural Turn?Burckhardt’s ReturnPolitics, Violence and EmotionsThe Revenge of Social HistoryFrontiers and EncountersNarrative in Cultural History7. Cultural History in the Twenty-First CenturyA changing sceneCultural History and its NeighboursCulture in QuestionThe Natural TurnConclusionNotesSelect Publications: A Chronological ListFurther ReadingIndex

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