- 176 pages
- English
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About this book
This book brings a selection of the influential writings of Marc Bloch into the English language, largely for the very first time. Chronologically arranged to trace the developmental arc of Bloch's historical philosophy, the translations in The Selected Writings of Marc Bloch offer an illuminating insight into the theories of a pioneer historian and original founder of the renowned Annales school of French social history. The carefully curated translations in this volume reveal Bloch's thoughts on questions that historical studies has grappled with since the birth of the discipline. Why should history exist at all? What value does it have? What exactly is a science of history? What is the actual role of the historian in historical studies? This collection presents Bloch's precise understanding of the contours of the discipline of history, defined by the abuttal and transgression of its borders by other subjects. Consequently, it provides a theoretical underpinning for multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary concepts via historical studies, pulling into its fold diverse themes such as customs, agriculture, economics, nutrition, technology, manners, art, fashion, and countless other topics explored by Bloch himself in the process.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Critical History and Witness Account History
- 2 A New Universal History: H. G. Wells, Historian
- 3 Saint Martin of Tours, Remarks on a Polemic
- 4 The Vicissitudes of an Equestrian Statue: Philippe de Valois, Constantine or Marcus Aurelius
- 5 King Soloman from Beyond the Grave
- 6 Collective Memory, Tradition and Custom: About a Recent Book
- 7 The Congress of Historical Science at Oslo 1928
- 8 Cultural History and Economic Practice: An American Example
- 9 What to Ask History?
- 10 Technology and Social Development: A Historianās Reflections
- 11 Technological Transformations as a Problem of Collective Psychology
- 12 About a Little-Known Book
- 13 Testament of Marc Bloch
- 14 On Teaching Reform
- Translatorās Afterword
- Bibliography
- Index
- Copyright