Autor: Lynn Hunt

Across the humanities and the social sciences, disciplinary boundaries have come into question as scholars have acknowledged their common preoccupations with cultural phenomena ranging from rituals …

When this book was published in 1984, it reframed the debate on the French Revolution, shifting the discussion from the Revolution’s role in wider, extrinsic processes (such as modernization, …

Situating the French Revolution in the context of early modern globalization for the first time, this book offers a new approach to understanding its international origins and worldwide effects. A di …

Now in a revised and updated edition with added original chapters, this acclaimed book provides an interdisciplinary perspective on the complex links between revolutionary struggles and human rights …

We justify our actions in the present through our understanding of the past. But we live in a time when politicians lie brazenly about historical facts and meddle with the content of history books, …

Für Lynn Hunt ist die Französische Revolution nicht nur Zeichen sich wandelnder ökonomischer und sozialer Strukturen, noch lediglich ein singuläres politisches Ereignis; sie ist vielmehr die …

Thirteen expert historians and philosophers address basic questions on historical time and on the distinctions between past, present and future. Their contributions are organised around four themes: …

Situating the French Revolution in the context of early modern globalization for the first time, this book offers a new approach to understanding its international origins and worldwide effects. A …

This latest work from an author known for her contributions to the new cultural history is a daring, multidisciplinary investigation of the imaginative foundations of modern politics. Hunt uses the …

This latest work from an author known for her contributions to the new cultural history is a daring, multidisciplinary investigation of the imaginative foundations of modern politics. Hunt uses the …

In this groundbreaking collection of essays, historians and literary theorists examine how, between 1500 and 1800, pornography emerged as a literary practice and a category of knowledge intimately …

“A tour de force.”—Gordon S. Wood, New York Times Book Review How were human rights invented, and how does their tumultuous history influence their perception and our ability to protect them today? F …

‘A fascinating historiographical essay. . . . An unusually lucid and inclusive explication of what it ultimately at stake in the culture wars over the nature, goals, and efficacy of history as a disc …

Leading historian Lynn Hunt rethinks why history matters in today’s global world and how it should be written. Globalization is emerging as a major economic, cultural, and political force. In Writi …

Time is the crucial ingredient in history, and yet historians rarely talk about time as such. These essays offer new insight into the development of modern conceptions of time, from the Christian …

La historia siempre se escribe desde un punto de vista, pero este va cambiando con el tiempo y, en ocasiones, lo hace radicalmente. La historia de los trabajadores, las mujeres y las minorías desafió …

La historia siempre se escribe desde un punto de vista, pero este va cambiando con el tiempo y, en ocasiones, lo hace radicalmente. La historia de los trabajadores, las mujeres y las minorías desafió …

Nothing has generated more controversy in the social sciences than the turn toward culture, variously known as the linguistic turn, culturalism, or postmodernism. This book examines the impact of the …

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