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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... Louis Althusser ( below , p . 95 ) , has examined the rise of this three - fold division of society in France in the eleventh and twelfth centuries , explaining its success in terms of the social and political situation of the time ...
... Louis Althusser ( below , p . 95 ) , has examined the rise of this three - fold division of society in France in the eleventh and twelfth centuries , explaining its success in terms of the social and political situation of the time ...
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... Louis Althusser and Maurice Godelier are among the theorists who have stressed the importance of thought and imagination in the production of what we call ' society'.44 The critical theorist Cornelis Castoriadis has also been ...
... Louis Althusser and Maurice Godelier are among the theorists who have stressed the importance of thought and imagination in the production of what we call ' society'.44 The critical theorist Cornelis Castoriadis has also been ...
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... Althusser , Louis , French philosopher , 62 , 95 , 111 , 120 Anderson , Benedict , British anthropologist , 57 Anderson , Perry , British historian , 142 , 146 Annales , French historical journal , 15-17 , 148 Année sociologique ...
... Althusser , Louis , French philosopher , 62 , 95 , 111 , 120 Anderson , Benedict , British anthropologist , 57 Anderson , Perry , British historian , 142 , 146 Annales , French historical journal , 15-17 , 148 Année sociologique ...
Contents
THEORISTS AND HISTORIANS | 1 |
MODELS AND METHODS | 36 |
CENTRAL CONCEPTS | 46 |
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