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Popular History Now and Then
. Ed(S): Korte, Barbara; Paletschek, Sylvia
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Description for Popular History Now and Then
Paperback. Editor(s): Korte, Barbara; Paletschek, Sylvia. Num Pages: 306 pages, 24 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
The present boom in popular history is not unprecedented. The contributions to this volume investigate peaks of historical interest which favour popular approaches from around 1800 to the present. They analyse the media, genres and institutions through which historical knowledge has been disseminated - from artefacts to the archive, from poetry to photography, from music to murals, and from periodicals to popular TV series. They ask how major traditions in the popular imagery of the past have evolved and changed over time. Cultural contexts covered in the book include Western and Southern Europe, the United States and West Africa. Contributors ... Read more
The present boom in popular history is not unprecedented. The contributions to this volume investigate peaks of historical interest which favour popular approaches from around 1800 to the present. They analyse the media, genres and institutions through which historical knowledge has been disseminated - from artefacts to the archive, from poetry to photography, from music to murals, and from periodicals to popular TV series. They ask how major traditions in the popular imagery of the past have evolved and changed over time. Cultural contexts covered in the book include Western and Southern Europe, the United States and West Africa. Contributors ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
Number of Pages
306
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783837620078
SKU
V9783837620078
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About . Ed(S): Korte, Barbara; Paletschek, Sylvia
Barbara Korte is professor of English Literature at the University of Freiburg, Germany. Sylvia Paletschek is Professor of Modern History at the University of Freiburg, Germany.
Reviews for Popular History Now and Then
»Wie verschieden Formate und Formen populärer historischer Wissensvermittlung nach Gehalt und Gepräge im Zeitverlauf sein können, das zeigen die Artikel des vorliegenden Sammelbandes ebenso nachdrücklich auf wie deren potentielle Rolle als Instanzen gesellschaftlicher und kultureller Demokratisierungs- und Pluralisierungsprozesse.« Dietmar Hüser, sehepunkte, 12/6 (2012) Reviewed in: Das Historisch-Politische Buch, 62/1 (2014), Ludger Heid