New Perspectives on Historical Writing [Paperback]

Peter Burke (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1992

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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Peter Burke has assembled a collection of well-written, thoughtful, and highly informative historiographical essays. Historians interested in what their peers in other fields are doing and those who seek to find out 'what's doing in history' will find New Perspectives on Historical Writing well worth reading....Burke must be applauded for assembling such a variety of first-rate essays in so many fields." --Culturefront

About the Author

Peter Burke is Professor of Cultural History at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Emmanuel College.

Product Details

• Paperback: 254 pages
• Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr (Txt); 1st Published 1992 edition (January 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0271008342
• ISBN-13: 978-0271008349
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,220,794 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Had it for a class as an unddergrad and it was good., December 14, 1999

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This review is from: New Perspectives on Historical Writing (Paperback)

Although at times too abstract the book is a good discussion of historical writing. It is not an easy read but it is very rewarding. I was a better student of history after I read it.