Writing Conceptual Histories by Pasi Ihalainen, Jani Marjanen - 9781350287174

Writing Conceptual HistoriesAuthor(s): Pasi Ihalainen, Jani Marjanen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350287174, 978-1350287174\nSynopsis\nWriting Conceptual Histories introduces conceptual history as a research perspective and as a lens through which we can study the past and present. This book provides students and researchers with an overview of, and easy access to, central concepts of conceptual history and its practical applications.\n\nWith an introduction that relates conceptual history to historical semantics, rhetoric, intellectual history and discourse analysis, a glossary explaining central analytical concepts, and inspiring case studies of various types of conceptual history, the volume serves readers interested in the theory of conceptual history and those seeking concrete methods for analysis.\n\nWriting Conceptual Histories adopts an innovative case study approach showcasing novel historr