Social Theory and Social History

ISBN-13: 9780333947470 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 203 str.

Donald M MacRaild

Opis

This book examines the rapid development of social history over the past 100 years, exploring the links between historical method, social theory and the changing nature of what interests us about the past. Providing a route map for general readers and students alike, the book charts diverse territories, from the rise of social history from poor relation to economic history and the emergence of Annales and Marxist perspectives to the recent challenges presented by post-structuralism and cultural history.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- 'Cinderella' Gets her Prince? The Development of Social History.- Fruit of a 'Special Relationship'? Historical Sociology.- 'A Mass of Factors and Influences'? Systemic, 'Total' and 'Comparative' Histories.- Social Structure and Human Agency in Historical Explanation.- Ideology, Mentalité and Social Ritual: From Social History to Cultural History.- Conclusion.- Glossary.- Bibliography.- Index.

O autorze

DONALD M. MACRAILD is Principal Lecturer and Head of History at Northumbria University, UK.

AVRAM TAYLOR is Lecturer in History at Northumbria University, UK.