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Cambridge University Press Rationalities in History A Weberian Essay in Comparison
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Cambridge University Press Poverty Knowledge in South Africa
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Cambridge University Press Rationalities in History A Weberian Essay in Comparison
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Cambridge University Press Art and History
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Cambridge University Press Vico
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Cambridge University Press Politics Theology and History
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Cambridge University Press Plausible Worlds
Book SynopsisThis widely acclaimed account of the role of counterfactuals in explanation deploys extended examples from both history and modern times. Its conclusions cast doubt on existing assumptions about the nature and place of theory, and indeed of the possibility of knowledge itself, in the human sciences.Trade Review'Hawthorn's Plausible Worlds is not only a good read, filled with all sorts of fascinating information, but a book that raises very large and interesting questions about the nature of explanation in the human sciences. I found his answers to the questions persuasive.' Richard Rorty'This volume is a marvelously stimulating and thought provoking work. It ought to be on the reading lists of advanced courses on both the theory and the methodology of history writing.' Allan Megill, The American Historical ReviewTable of Contents1. Counterfactuals, explanation and understanding; 2. Plague and fertility in early modern Europe; 3. The United States in South Korea; 4. Duccio's painting; 5. Explanation, understanding and theory.
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Cambridge University Press Archaeology and the Senses Human Experience
Book SynopsisThis book is an exciting new look at how archaeology has dealt with the bodily senses and offers an argument for how the discipline can offer a richer glimpse into the human sensory experience. Yannis Hamilakis shows how, despite its intensely physical engagement with the material traces of the past, archaeology has mostly neglected multi-sensory experience, instead prioritising isolated vision and relying on the Western hierarchy of the five senses. In place of this limited view of experience, Hamilakis proposes a sensorial archaeology that can unearth the lost, suppressed, and forgotten sensory and affective modalities of humans. Using Bronze Age Crete as a case study, Hamilakis shows how sensorial memory can help us rethink questions ranging from the production of ancestral heritage to large-scale social change, and the cultural significance of monuments. Hamilakis points the way to reconstituting archaeology as a sensorial and affective multi-temporal practice.Trade Review'This book goes far beyond a study of archaeology, the past, and the traditional senses of the modern Western world. It presents an innovative strategy that, through a broad approach to a sensorially inspired archaeology, enables the past to be written as a rich and affective palimpsest, while maintaining the standards and rigors of archaeological investigation.' Ruth Tringham, University of California, Berkeley'This is an extremely well-researched book which draws heavily on philosophical, historical, and anthropological thinking but embeds it excellently within the relevant archaeological literature. It should be attractive to all students and academics who wish to challenge the conventions of archaeological interpretation - it forms an important statement that future archaeologists may in time regard as a classic.' Paul Rainbird, University of Bristol'Richly evocative, theoretically innovative, and written by a leading figure in the field, Archaeology and the Senses opens up new terrain in the anthropology of the senses. The accessibility of this book will make it a touchstone for scholars and students interested in new approaches to the interpretation of material objects.' David Sutton, Southern Illinois University'… a valuable study of cultural thinking - and a very enjoyable one to read at the same time … [Hamilakis] produces a fact-based, culturally sensitive and theoretically subtle reading which, although at first might not seem groundbreaking, is in fact exactly that.' Dimitris Plantzos, Historein'Despite the complex philosophical and historical analysis in the first half of the book, it is an accessible work that does not require specialist knowledge to decipher, something the author should be proud of.' Kay Armstrong, Antike Welt'Anyone familiar with Hamilakis' output will recognise recurrent themes in this book: memory, personhood, commensality, reflexivity, politics and, of course, the senses. Pulling these topics together, the book represents a significant statement by one of the leading thinkers within archaeology.' Jo Day, AntiquityTable of Contents1. Demolishing the museum of sensory ab/sense; 2. Archaeology, modernity, and the senses; 3. Recapturing sensorial and affective experience; 4. Senses, materiality, time: a new ontology; 5. Sensorial necro-politics: the mortuary mnemoscapes of Bronze Age Crete; 6. Why 'palaces'? Senses, memory, and the 'palatial' phenomenon in Bronze Age Crete; 7. From corporeality to sensoriality, from things to flows.
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Cambridge University Press The Past Is a Foreign Country Revisited
Book SynopsisA quarter-century after the publication of his classic account of man's attitudes to his past, David Lowenthal revisits how we celebrate, expunge, contest and domesticate the past to serve present needs. He shows how nostalgia and heritage now pervade every facet of public and popular culture.Trade Review'Dazzling and wide-ranging … packed with vivid examples and a vast range of pithy quotations, and throughout expressed with verve and wit.' Robert Tombs, Evening Standard'The range is truly impressive and the understanding, indeed vision, at play in the presentation of past legacies makes for an enthralling read.' Standpoint'In giving a context to conservation work of any type, in providing insights into the ways the past is seen, has been seen, and how the past is analysed (and why), this book is invaluable. … This is a superb survey. Covering almost the whole field of what we as a species have made, good and bad, and how we deal with this making and its outputs (or indeed how we do not deal with them), this is a book of great range and richness and offers an intensely personal view that always informs and challenges. Lowenthal's sheer energy, his depth of coverage and his insights are accessible, fascinating and essential reading.' Graham Voce, News in Conversation: International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works'Reader-friendly, with a light touch and a sharp sense of irony and paradox. Moves with ease from the psychology of memory to school textbooks, science fiction, museums, forgeries, re-enactments, ephemera, apologies for actions taken long ago, the effects of ageing (on both artefacts and people), and, of course, heritage.' Peter Burke, History Today'A work of extraordinary breadth and depth by a scholar of stupendous erudition … essential reading for anyone interested in geography, history, and the nature of the human condition.' Alexander B. Murphy, AAG Review of Books'Magnificent book, indisputably a modern classic. Extraordinarily rich and endlessly fascinating meditation on the uses and abuses of the past in modern western culture … brilliant scholarship, sublimely elegant prose.' Michael Heffernan, AAG Review of Books'Of inestimable value to encounter and understand the world … Unrivalled scholarship, drawn from a lifetime of collecting and reflecting, upon a dizzying diversity of texts, comments and experiences of the past in the present … a great read.' David C. Harvey, AAG Review of Books'Master chronicler of our complexly shifting engagements with the past.' Dydia DeLyser, AAG Review of Books'An exemplary philosophical and historical guide on the increased importance of the Past … Evocative writing endowed with rigor, freshness and humor. Extraordinary power of synthesis, admirable wisdom and amazing lightness.' Luca Muscara, Revista Geográfica'Surely ranks among the best of the best.' Bruce Ryan, University of Cincinnati'A stunning work of scholarship, a staggering tour de force.' Stephen F. Brown, University of Ulster'Jaw-dropping interdisciplinarity and dazzling intellectual playfulness.' Simon Ditchfield, York UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Wanting the Past: 1. Nostalgia: dreams and nightmares; 2. Time travelling; 3. Benefits and burdens of the past; Part II. Disputing the Past: 4. Ancients vs moderns: tradition and innovation; 5. The look of age: aversion; 6. The look of age: affection; Part III. Knowing the Past: 7. Memory; 8. History; 9. Relics; Part IV. Remaking the Past: 10. Saving the past: preservation and replication; 11. Replacing the past: restoration and re-enactment; 12. Improving the past; Epilogue: the past in the present.
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Cambridge University Press The Paths of History
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Cambridge University Press The Paths of History
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Cambridge University Press Religion and the Rise of Historicism
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Cambridge University Press Archaeology and the Senses
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Cambridge University Press The Past is a Foreign Country Revisited
Book SynopsisA quarter-century after the publication of his classic account of man's attitudes to his past, David Lowenthal revisits how we celebrate, expunge, contest and domesticate the past to serve present needs. He shows how nostalgia and heritage now pervade every facet of public and popular culture.Trade Review'Dazzling and wide-ranging … packed with vivid examples and a vast range of pithy quotations, and throughout expressed with verve and wit.' Robert Tombs, Evening Standard'The range is truly impressive and the understanding, indeed vision, at play in the presentation of past legacies makes for an enthralling read.' Standpoint'In giving a context to conservation work of any type, in providing insights into the ways the past is seen, has been seen, and how the past is analysed (and why), this book is invaluable. … This is a superb survey. Covering almost the whole field of what we as a species have made, good and bad, and how we deal with this making and its outputs (or indeed how we do not deal with them), this is a book of great range and richness and offers an intensely personal view that always informs and challenges. Lowenthal's sheer energy, his depth of coverage and his insights are accessible, fascinating and essential reading.' Graham Voce, News in Conversation: International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works'Reader-friendly, with a light touch and a sharp sense of irony and paradox. Moves with ease from the psychology of memory to school textbooks, science fiction, museums, forgeries, re-enactments, ephemera, apologies for actions taken long ago, the effects of ageing (on both artefacts and people), and, of course, heritage.' Peter Burke, History Today'A work of extraordinary breadth and depth by a scholar of stupendous erudition … essential reading for anyone interested in geography, history, and the nature of the human condition.' Alexander B. Murphy, AAG Review of Books'Magnificent book, indisputably a modern classic. Extraordinarily rich and endlessly fascinating meditation on the uses and abuses of the past in modern western culture … brilliant scholarship, sublimely elegant prose.' Michael Heffernan, AAG Review of Books'Of inestimable value to encounter and understand the world … Unrivalled scholarship, drawn from a lifetime of collecting and reflecting, upon a dizzying diversity of texts, comments and experiences of the past in the present … a great read.' David C. Harvey, AAG Review of Books'Master chronicler of our complexly shifting engagements with the past.' Dydia DeLyser, AAG Review of Books'An exemplary philosophical and historical guide on the increased importance of the Past … Evocative writing endowed with rigor, freshness and humor. Extraordinary power of synthesis, admirable wisdom and amazing lightness.' Luca Muscara, Revista Geográfica'Surely ranks among the best of the best.' Bruce Ryan, University of Cincinnati'A stunning work of scholarship, a staggering tour de force.' Stephen F. Brown, University of Ulster'Jaw-dropping interdisciplinarity and dazzling intellectual playfulness.' Simon Ditchfield, York UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Wanting the Past: 1. Nostalgia: dreams and nightmares; 2. Time travelling; 3. Benefits and burdens of the past; Part II. Disputing the Past: 4. Ancients vs moderns: tradition and innovation; 5. The look of age: aversion; 6. The look of age: affection; Part III. Knowing the Past: 7. Memory; 8. History; 9. Relics; Part IV. Remaking the Past: 10. Saving the past: preservation and replication; 11. Replacing the past: restoration and re-enactment; 12. Improving the past; Epilogue: the past in the present.
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Polity Press Taking Responsibility for the Past
Book SynopsisInjustices of the past cast a shadow on the present. They are the root cause of much harm, the source of enmity, and increasingly in recent times, the focus of demands for reparation.Trade Review"Janna Thompson provides a sophisticated and parsimonious theory of reparative justice" Andrew Schapp, University of Melbourne "Her treatment of reparative justice is superb in all respects. The writing is lucid and elegant, the reliance on relevant scholarship is balanced and informative, the argument is coherent and sustained from start to finish. In short, Janna Thompson has written a truly indispensable book that cannot be ignored by anyone interested in the broad theme of justice in human affairs." Richard Falk, Visiting Distinguished Professor, University of California at Santa Barbara "In this challenging and compelling book, Janna Thompson seeks to tread a careful path between the conflicting claims for reparation and to defend a theory of restorative justice. I found it a thorough, stimulating and well-argued defence of an important theory in applied ethics and political theory. It is scholarly and accessible and should attract much attention." Paul Kelly, Department of Government, London School of Economics and Political ScienceTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction: History and Responsibility. Chapter 1: Treaties and Transgenerational Responsibilities. Chapter 2: Historical Injustice and Respect for Nations. Chapter 3: Theories of Reparation. Chapter 4: Land Rights and Reparation. Chapter 5: A Matter of time. Chapter 6: All things considered. Chapter 7: The Rights of descendants. Chapter 8: Inheritance, Equity and Reparation. Chapter 9: Reparation and Injustices to Family Lines. Conclusion: Justice and Transgenerational Relationships. Notes. References. Index
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State University of New York Press Friedrich Schlegel and the Emergence of Romantic
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Aristotle A Guide for the Perplexed
Book SynopsisExplores the historical, philosophical and political context in which Aristotle's theories evolved. This book offers an account of the work and thought of this thinker, providing an outline of his central ideas and the ways in which they have influenced the history of western philosophy.Table of Contents1. Context and Background; 2. Being (ousia); 3. Epistemology and Philosophy of Science; 4. Philosophy of Nature; 5. Philosophy of Life; 6. Ethics; 7. Conclusion.
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ABC-CLIO The Next Million Years
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Cambridge University Press The Theory and Philosophy of History
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Cambridge University Press Plural Pasts
Book SynopsisInterweaving theoretical and historical perspectives, this Element provides an abstract overview of the thematic plurality that characterizes contemporary academic historiography. The great relevance of non-event-centred approaches should prompt us to talk more about 'histories' in the plural and less about 'history' in the singular.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. A minimal metaphysics; 2. Events; 3. Social structures; 4. Symbolic webs; 5. Some ramifications; References.
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Cambridge University Press A History of Political Science
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Cambridge University Press Conceptualizing the History of the Present Time
Book SynopsisThis Element explores four meanings of 'contemporary,' emphasizing its designation as a historical field. It argues that disagreements about when the contemporary era begins stem from historians assuming a linear, chronological, and absolute conception of time. It enriches our understanding of the concept of the 'present' in the context of history.
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Cambridge University Press Pragmatism and Historical Representation
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Cambridge University Press Confronting Evil in History
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Cambridge University Press Dealing with Dark Pasts
Book SynopsisSince the end of the Second World War, the political rationale to remember the past has shifted from previous focus on states'' victories, as these began commemorating their own historical crimes. This Element follows the rise of ''auto-critical memory'', or the politics of remembrance of a country''s own dark past. The Element explores the idea''s gestation in West Germany after the Second World War, its globalisation through initiatives of ''transitional justice'' in the 1990s, and present-day debates about how to remember the colonial past. It follows different case studies that span the European continent ? including Germany, France, Britain, Poland and Serbia ? and places these in a global context that traces the circulation of ideas of auto-critical memory. Ultimately, as it follows the emergence of demands for social and racial justice, the Element questions the usefulness of memory to achieve the goals many political actors ascribe to it.
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Cambridge University Press The Early Modern in South Asia
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Cambridge University Press History in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Book SynopsisThis inter-disciplinary volume explores the benefits of historical understanding in leading disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, including economics, politics, international relations, sociology, philosophy, law, literature and anthropology, and shows how the relevance of historical approaches has changed and shifted over time.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Law and history, history and law Michael Lobban; 2. History, law, and the rediscovery of social theory Samuel Moyn; 3. The uses of history in the study of international politics Jennifer Pitts; 4. International relations theory and modern international order: the case of refugees Mira Siegelberg; 5. The Delphi syndrome: using history in the social sciences Stathis Kalyvas and Daniel Fedorowycz; 6. Power in narrative and narratives of power in historical sociology Hazem Kandil; 7. History and normativity in political theory: the case of Rawls Richard Bourke; 8. Political philosophy and the uses of history Quentin Skinner; 9. The relationship between philosophy and its history Susan James; 10. When reason does not see you: feminism at the intersection of history and philosophy Hannah Dawson; 11. On (lost and found) analytical history in political science Ira Katznelson; 12. Making history: poetry and prosopopoeia Cathy Shrank; 13. Reloading the British Romantic canon: the historical editing of literary texts Pamela Clemit; 14. Economics and history: analysing serfdom Sheilagh Ogilvie; 15. The return of depression economics: Paul Krugman and the 21st-century crisis of American democracy Adam Tooze; 16. Anthropology and the turn to history Joel Isaac.
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Cambridge University Press History in the Humanities and Social Sciences
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Cambridge University Press Hegel and the Representative Constitution
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Cambridge University Press Our Urban Planet in Theory and History
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Cambridge University Press Mobile Manuscripts
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Cambridge University Press Writing the History of Global Slavery
Book SynopsisThis Element shows that existing models of global slavery derived from sociology rather than history. It argues that we can understand the global history of slavery in ways that historicise the study of history as an institution with a history that changes over time and space. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.Table of Contents1. Models of slavery; 2. New ways of writing the history of slavery; 3. Lived experience; Bibliography.
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Cambridge University Press Rethinking Global History
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Cambridge University Press Explaining the History of American Foreign Relations
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Cambridge University Press Intellectual History and the Problem of
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Cambridge University Press Plural Pasts
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Cambridge University Press Writing the History of Global Slavery
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Cambridge University Press What Is a Classic in History
Book SynopsisWhy do some historical works, such as those of Herodotus or Gibbon, capture the imaginations of readers across generations? This study explores the power of these so-called 'classics', investigating the construction and consolidation of historical genres while innovatively examining the historiographical canon.
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Cambridge University Press What Is a Classic in History
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Cambridge University Press Hiroshima and the Historians
Book SynopsisThe decision to use atomic bombs in 1945 was one of the most controversial in historical memory. In this thought-provoking analysis, Kenneth B. Pyle presents debates about this decision as a case study in the intricacy of the historian's craft, reminding readers of the value of historians in a free society.
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Cambridge University Press Hiroshima and the Historians
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Cambridge University Press Our Urban Planet in Theory and History
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Cambridge University Press Dealing with Dark Pasts
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Cambridge University Press Conceptualizing the History of the Present Time
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Cambridge University Press Teaching History in Higher Education
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Cambridge University Press Pragmatism and Historical Representation
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Cambridge University Press Knowledge and Narrative
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Cambridge University Press The History of Contingency and FutureOriented Thought
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