Myths, Memories, and the Representation of Identities
Professor Burke's new book focuses on three major historical categories: myths, memories and representations. As with all his work, Professor Burke draws on a large range of literature, discussion, ideas from several disciplines, to offer new syntheses. Historians often use the term 'myth' in a purely negative sense, to mean a story which - according to them - is not true. The cultural historian here prefers in these essays to follow the lead of students of literature and anthropology and use the term 'myth' in a more positive sense. He does so as a story, whether it is true or not, symbolizes the values of the culture in which it is told. Th…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-912224-83-8
- EAN: 9781912224838
- Produktnummer: 27454515
- Verlag: Edward Everett Root Publishers Co. Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 160 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B15.3 cm x D1.2 cm 328 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 328
Über den Autor
Peter Burke was, from 1962-79, one of the leading educational innovators in developing the inter-disciplinary School of European Studies at University of Sussex. He then moved to the University of Cambridge, where he now holds the title of Professor Emeritus of Cultural History and Fellow of Emmanuel College. He is celebrated world-wide as a historian both of the early modern era and as a writer and teacher who emphasizes the relevance of social and cultural history to modern issues. He is married to Brazilian historian Maria Lúcia Garcia Pallares-Burke.
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