In recent times there has been recognition of the growing influence of cultural theory on historical writing. Foucault, Bourdieu, Butler and Spivak are just some of the thinkers whose ideas have been taken up and deployed by historians. What are these ideas and where do they come from? How have cultural theorists thought about 'history'? And how have historians applied theoreti...(展开全部)

History and Cultural Theory provides an introduction to the relationship between contemporary cultural theory and the study of history. Reflecting the growing influence on history of theorists such as Pierre Bourdieu, Michel Foucault and Gayatri Spivak, it provides a clear and accessible guide to their thought and explains the implications of their ideas for historical studies....(展开全部)

History and Cultural Theory provides an introduction to the relationship between contemporary cultural theory and the study of history. Reflecting the growing influence on history of theorists such as Pierre Bourdieu, Michel Foucault and Gayatri Spivak, it provides a clear and accessible guide to their thought and explains the implications of their ideas for historical studies....(展开全部)

In recent times there has been recognition of the growing influence of cultural theory on historical writing. Foucault, Bourdieu, Butler and Spivak are just some of the thinkers whose ideas have been taken up and deployed by historians. What are these ideas and where do they come from? How have cultural theorists thought about 'history'? And how have historians applied theoreti...(展开全部)

克里斯·巴克，英国Wollongong大学媒体与文化研究副教授。 孔敏，中国劳动关系学院教师。

Praise for the First Edition:</p> </p> `This is the best general textbook that has been written on cultural studies to date. Barker covers an enormous amount of material. He explicates key concepts and theories in the field and focuses upon particular issues of contemporary interest. Barker is always fair in his assessment of contrasting arguments and alternative point...(展开全部)

Cultural Theory: An Introduction is a concise, accessible introduction to a complex field. Philip Smith provides a balanced, wide-ranging overview of contemporary cultural theory, covering the major thinkers and key concepts that have appeared and developed over the last century. The book has an abundance of special features for students, with summaries, biographical notes, su...(展开全部)

彼得·伯克，出生于1937年，英国当代著名历史学家。毕业于牛津大学，获博士学位。现为剑桥大学文化史荣休教授、伊曼纽尔学院研究员。已出版 《意大利文艺复兴》（1972）； 《欧洲近代早期的大众文化》（1978）； 《历史学与社会理论》（1991）； 《制造路易十四》（1992）； 《知识社会史》（2000）； 《图像证史》（2000）； 《什么是文化史》（2004）； 《近代早期欧洲的语言和共同体》（2004）； 《文化杂交》（2009）等多部著作。 李康，出生于1971年，北京大学社会学系副教授，曾任牛津大学圣安东尼学院（太古/国泰基金）、哈佛大学（哈佛燕京学社）、香港中文大学社会学系（福特基金会）访问学者，研究领域为西方社会学理论、历史社会学、文化社会学。 译有《社会学的想象力》《反思社会学导引》《论基督君主的教育》《法国社会理论》《教育思想的演进...(展开全部)

What is the use of social theory to historians, and of history to social theorists? In clear and energetic prose, a preeminent cultural historian here offers a far-reaching response to these deceptively simple questions. Peter Burke reviews the emergence of the fields of history and social science and traces their tentative convergence as he reappraises the relations between th...(展开全部)

What is the use of social theory to historians, and of history to social theorists? In clear and energetic prose, a preeminent cultural historian here offers a far-reaching response to these deceptively simple questions. Peter Burke reviews the emergence of the fields of history and social science and traces their tentative convergence as he reappraises the relations between th...(展开全部)