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In Postsocial History: An Introduction, historian Miguel A. Cabrera points to the crisis of modernity as a locus for the collapse of social historical models. Previously established theories of social change and social relations are proving insufficient, calling for the emergence of a new social historical theory. By arguing convincingly for the inclusion of language in that model, Cabrera awakens a revolutionary new approach to historiography. The book will prove indispensable to historians, and to social scientists in general, who are dissatisfied with the old paradigms and seek new ways of addressing the challenges of social research.
In Postsocial History: An Introduction, historian Miguel A. Cabrera points to the crisis of modernity as a locus for the collapse of social historical models. Previously established theories of social change and social relations are proving insufficient, calling for the emergence of a new social historical theory. By arguing convincingly for the inclusion of language in that model, Cabrera awakens a revolutionary new approach to historiography. The book will prove indispensable to historians, and to social scientists in general, who are dissatisfied with the old paradigms and seek new ways of addressing the challenges of social research.
Part 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 The Background: From Social History to the New Cultural History Chapter 4 Beyond the Cultural Turn: Discourse and Postsocial History Chapter 5 The Discursive Construction of Social Reality Chapter 6 The Making of Interests and Identities Chapter 7 A New Concept of Social Action Chapter 8 A New Agenda for Historical Studies
Miguel A. Cabrera is Professor of Modern History at the University of La Laguna, Spain.
"A fine piece of historiographical writing that should be read by all those interested in understanding the myriad linguistic, cultural and discursive turns over recent decades and the competing histories of the social they have produced." - James Vernon, University of California-Berkeley"
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