Cultural History
- ISBN-10
- 0333986741
- ISBN-13
- 9780333986745
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 176
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-08-01
- Publisher
- Red Globe Press
- Author
- Anna Green
Description
Anna Green provides a coherent and accessible introduction to the major theoretical approaches and key concepts within this most diverse of historical fields. 'Cultural History' explores the conceptual, affective and imaginative worlds of human consciousness, as reflected in elite intellectual works as well as everyday social beliefs and practices.
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