History and Social TheoryA Choice Outstanding Academic Book for 1994 ?Burke's study is unique in that it distills many of the previous efforts to address the interface between history and social theory into a concentrated, elegantly written, and thought-provoking analysis of key problems. . . . Excellent, comprehensive index and bibliography. Highly recommended.'--Choice Burke reviews the emergence of the fields of history and social science and traces their tentative convergence in recent decades as he reappraises the current relations between them. |
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... Bloch both wanted historians to learn from neighbouring disciplines , although they differed in their preferences . Both men were interested in linguistics , both of them read the studies of ' primitive mentality ' by the philosopher ...
... Bloch both wanted historians to learn from neighbouring disciplines , although they differed in their preferences . Both men were interested in linguistics , both of them read the studies of ' primitive mentality ' by the philosopher ...
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... Bloch started from the assumption that the kings and queens of England and France did not actually have the power to cure skin disease , and went on to consider why this ' collective illusion ' , as he called it , was able to persist ...
... Bloch started from the assumption that the kings and queens of England and France did not actually have the power to cure skin disease , and went on to consider why this ' collective illusion ' , as he called it , was able to persist ...
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... Bloch , M. ( 1924 ) The Royal Touch ; English trans . London , 1973 . Bloch , M. ( 1928 ) ' A Contribution Towards a Comparative History of European Societies ' ; rpr . in his Land and Work in Medieval Europe , London , 1967 , 44-76 ...
... Bloch , M. ( 1924 ) The Royal Touch ; English trans . London , 1973 . Bloch , M. ( 1928 ) ' A Contribution Towards a Comparative History of European Societies ' ; rpr . in his Land and Work in Medieval Europe , London , 1967 , 44-76 ...
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THEORISTS AND HISTORIANS | 1 |
MODELS AND METHODS | 36 |
CENTRAL CONCEPTS | 46 |
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