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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Peter Burke |
ISBN: | 0745634060 9780745634067 0745634079 9780745634074 |
OCLC Number: | 1031914707 |
Description: | xi, 224 pages ; 23 cm |
Contents: | 1: Theorists and Historians. A Dialogue of the Deaf. The Differentiation of History and Theory. The Dismissal of the Past. The Rise of Social History. The Convergence of Theory and History -- 2: Models and Methods. Comparison. Models and Types. Quantitative Methods. The Social Microscope -- 3: Central Concepts. Social Role. Sex and Gender. Family and Kinship. Community and Identity. Class. Status. Social Mobility. Conspicuous Consumption and Symbolic Capital. Reciprocity. Patronage and Corruption. Power. Centre and Periphery. Hegemony and Resistance. Social Movements. Mentality and Ideology. Communication and Reception. Orality and Textuality. Myth -- 4: Central Problems. Function. Structure. Psychology. Culture. Facts and Fictions -- 5: Social Theory and Social Change. Spencer's Model. Marx's Model. A Third Way? Six Monographs in Search of a Theory. Conclusions. |
Other Titles: | History and social theory |
Responsibility: | Peter Burke. |
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"This remains an excellent and (still) timely call for greater cross-fertilization between two disciplines that approach the same subject from different but complementary angles. Alongside the quality of the writing and the argument this book provides many useful references on the 'classical' works that have shaped both disciplines. For the relative newcomer as for the specialist this is a reminder of how much we can glean not just from social theory and history today, but also from the social theorists and historians who preceded us." History "A work of great clarity and wide scope, History and Social Theory offers the reader quick access to the key issues in the field with pithy and focused discussions of its problems, claims, contentions, and work yet to be done." Herman Lebovics, SUNY Stony Brook "This is a really excellent book and should be prescribed reading for any serious student of history or social theory at any teaching level. It should also attract large numbers of admiring general readers." Robert W. Scibner, Clare College, Cambridge Read more...

