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Beyond the Cultural Turn: New Directions in the Study of Society and Culture (Studies on the History of Society & Culture)
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Product Description
This volume examines the impact of the cultural turn on two prominent social science disciplines, history and sociology, and proposes new directions in the theory and practice of historical research. The editors provide an introduction analyzing the origins and implications of the cultural turn and its postmodernist critiques of knowledge. The text offers theoretical readings of the most persistent issues created by the cultural turn and empirical studies focusing on diverse social practices, the uses of narrativve, and the body and self as critical junctures where culture and society intersect.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #271662 in Books
- Published on: 1999-07-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 361 pages
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"A short review can only gloss the cumulative richness of this volume and the nuanced essays of the individual authors. . . . "Beyond the Cultural Turn is simply the best book we have on the past accomplishments and the future directions of cultural analysis. It will no doubt stand beside those rare edited volumes that become oft-cited classics. Scholar of all disciplinary affiliations, including scientists, will find the issues raised in this collection compelling."--"American Journal of Sociology
