{"product_id":"writing-the-history-of-the-humanities-9781350199064","title":"Writing the History of the Humanities","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerman Paul\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of the History of the Humanities at Leiden University, The Netherlands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlobally, the Humanities are in trouble and only a thorough grasp of their history can give us the knowledge we need to deal with the situation. That’s why this timely book is, beyond all hype, so exciting and rewarding. Herman Paul’s exhilarating introduction establishes the terms for a comprehensive historical understanding of the humanities and the essays that he has chosen illuminate not just the past but the present too. Essential reading. * Simon During, Professor of English, University of Melbourne, Australia *\u003cbr\u003eThe history of the humanities is a new field but a remarkably dynamic one. Herman Paul has assembled an outstanding international team to produce a book that both provides an accessible introduction to the field and showcases some of the most innovative work it is producing. * Stuart Jones, Professor of Intellectual History, University of Manchester, UK *\u003cbr\u003eThis collection serves as a prescriptive ... guide to the current status of the history of humanities ... [T]his is a timely addition to modern research on a topic immense significance for many areas of study. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface List of Illustrations List of Tables List of Contributors  Introduction: What Is the History of the Humanities?, \u003ci\u003eHerman Paul (Leiden University, The Netherlands)\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePart I: Definitions and Backgrounds \u003c\/b\u003e   1.       What Are the Humanities? A Short History of Concepts and Classifications, \u003ci\u003eFabian Krämer (University of Munich, Germany)\u003c\/i\u003e 2. From Philology to the Humanities: Fragmentation and Discipline Formation in the United Kingdom and United States, \u003ci\u003eJames Turner (University of Notre Dame, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 3. The Humanities in Crisis: Comparative Perspectives on a Recurring Motif, \u003ci\u003eHampus Östh Gustafsson (Uppsala University, Sweden)\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cb\u003ePart II: Research Practices\u003c\/b\u003e  4. Modernizing the Comparative Method: Marx and Darwin, \u003ci\u003eDevin Griffiths (University of Southern California, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 5. Language and the Mapping of the World: Nineteenth-Century Linguistics in Relation to Ethnology and Geography, \u003ci\u003eFloris Solleveld (KU Leuven, Belgium)\u003c\/i\u003e 6. “Big”-ness in Action: Notes from a Lexicon, \u003ci\u003eChristian Bradley Flow (Mississippi State University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 7. Oral History and the (Digital) Humanities, \u003ci\u003eJulianne Nyhan and Andrew Flinn (both University College London, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cb\u003ePart III: Values and Virtues\u003c\/b\u003e  8. Practical Learning: The Transnational Career of an Epistemic Value in Japan,\u003ci\u003e Michael Facius (University of Tokyo, Japan)\u003c\/i\u003e 9. An Ethos of Criticism: Virtues and Vices in Nineteenth-Century Strasbourg, \u003ci\u003eHerman Paul (Leiden University, The Netherlands)\u003c\/i\u003e 10. Producing the Masculine Scholar: Europe in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, \u003ci\u003eFalko Schnicke (Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria)\u003c\/i\u003e 11. Scholarly Activism in Africa: The General History of Africa (1964–98), Larissa Schulte Nordholt \u003ci\u003e(Leiden University, The Netherlands)\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cb\u003ePart IV: Teaching Practices\u003c\/b\u003e   12. The Humanities in the Vocational University: On the Unity of Teaching and Research, \u003ci\u003eKasper Risbjerg Eskildsen (Roskilde University, Denmark)\u003c\/i\u003e 13. On the Purpose of Humanities Education: A Historical Perspective from the Mid-Twentieth-Century United States, \u003ci\u003eClaire Rydell Arcenas (University of Montana, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e    \u003cb\u003ePart V: Visions of the Future\u003c\/b\u003e  14. A Postcritical Turn? Unravelling the Meaning of “Post” and “Turn”, \u003ci\u003eHerman Paul (Leiden University, The Netherlands)\u003c\/i\u003e 15. Environmental Humanities: Entangled Interdisciplinarity, Kristine Steenbergh \u003ci\u003e(Vrije University Amsterdam, The Netherlands)\u003c\/i\u003e 16. Humanities across Time and Space: Four Challenges for a New Discipline, \u003ci\u003eRens Bod (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)\u003c\/i\u003e  Glossary Index","brand":"Bloomsbury USA 3pl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53733993054551,"sku":"9781350199064","price":80.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/writing-the-history-of-the-humanities-9781350199064","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}