Cultural History by Alessandro Arcangeli - 9780415667760

Cultural HistoryA Concise Introduction\nAuthor(s): Alessandro Arcangeli\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415667760, 978-0415667760\nSynopsis\nThe expression cultural history is generally used today to signal a particular approach to history, one which could be applied to any object, and is mainly concerned with the sense men and women from the past gave to the world they lived in.\n\nIn this introduction to cultural history as a subdiscipline, the reader will find the key steps in the historical development of the field from 1850 to the present. It surveys different ways in which cultural history has been practised, exploring intellectual history, the history of ideas and concepts, of mentalities, of symbols and representations, and of languages and discourses.\n\nCultural History also maps the territory cultural history most effectively enlightens: gender; the family and sexuality; the body; senses and emotions.