History and Cultural Theory - Gunn, Simon
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This text introduces the relationship between contemporary cultural theory and the study of history and references key theorists in order to make this link evident. A clear exposition of a specified theme (culture, power, post colonialism, etc.) and the key theorists identified with it. Makes complex and difficult theory accessible to undergraduates Outlines how cultural theories bear on established historical topics and categories, such as gender, class and politics. Gives concrete examples of historians' own usage of such ideas drawn from a range of cultures, contexts and periods. Will be bought by history and sociology students.…mehr

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This text introduces the relationship between contemporary cultural theory and the study of history and references key theorists in order to make this link evident. A clear exposition of a specified theme (culture, power, post colonialism, etc.) and the key theorists identified with it. Makes complex and difficult theory accessible to undergraduates Outlines how cultural theories bear on established historical topics and categories, such as gender, class and politics. Gives concrete examples of historians' own usage of such ideas drawn from a range of cultures, contexts and periods. Will be bought by history and sociology students.
Autorenporträt
Simon Gunn is Reader in History in the School of Cultural Studies at Leeds Metropolitan University. He is the author of The Public Culture of the Victorian Middle Class and was historical adviser to the highly praised BBC2 series, Middle Classes, from which he also co-authored the book, published by Cassell, 2002. He has taught at undergraduate and postgraduate levels on the relationship between history and cultural theory, and has published articles on the ideas of theorists including Walter Benjamin, Pierre Bourdieu and Michel Foucault.