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This book is an exciting new look at how archaeology has dealt with the bodily senses and offers an argument for how the discipline can... Læs mere
This is a study of the political uses of the past in early China. Engaging with a variety of historical materials, including inscriptional records, excavated... Læs mere
This is the sixth and final volume in an acclaimed sequence of works situating Edward Gibbon, and his Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, in a series of contexts in the history of Europe. This is a major intervention from one of the world's leading historians of ideas.
Through a collection of letters sent by members of a Jewish family between 1925-42, this fascinating book explores phenomenological and psychoanalytical aspects of the Holocaust and its associated trauma, and the impact on future generations of the same family.
This classic introduction to the study of history invites the reader to stand back and consider some of its most... Læs mere
Americanness: Inquiries into the Thought and Culture of the United States analyzes several core themes that connect Americans because of, and despite, their pronounced diversity.
Exposes the distortions systematically introduced by historians through relying on texts without looking at what was and was not written on the body. It... Læs mere
In clarifying the relation of the historical outlook of seventeenth-century Englishmen to the study of law, and pointing out its political implication, Pocock shows how history's ground was laid for a more philosophical approach in the eighteenth century.
This guide provides a comprehensive survey of historical thought since ancient times. Its clear terminology and lucid argument will make it an invaluable source for students and teachers alike.
Illustrated with numerous examples and focusing on the central theoretical issues, this original argument about the 'fact or fiction' debate takes a fresh look at major debates on the nature of history and the dilemmas facing historians today.
Encompassing a huge diversity of influences this book offers a fresh perspective on the study of the past. It is an exhaustive exploration of the practice of history, historical traditions and the theories that surround them.
This new translation synthesizes the results of modern study, presenting the work in its historical context. The first book to render original Chinese rhymes into rhymed English.