Peter Burke Libri

Dal XV secolo in poi il Rinascimento non ha cessato di essere oggetto di mitizzazione, di nostalgia e distorsione storiografica, da parte non solo di scrittori e artisti ma anche degli storici stessi, come Michelet e Burckhardt, o di critici come Ruskin, i quali nel contempo hanno contribuito al diffondersi del luogo comune di un Medioevo "oscuro". Nella sua fine lettura Peter Burke da un lato esplora il formarsi di questa idea di "miracolo culturale", dall'altro la corregge e delinea un profilo in cui il Rinascimento si definisce, senza pregiudizi per le realizzazioni medievali, o per quelle extraeuropee, come concetto organizzatore nel vasto complesso di mutamenti che hanno portato la cultura occidentale ad entrare nella modernità.

This essential field guide offers a comprehensive overview of the birds of Chile, showcasing the country's diverse habitats from the Andes to the sub-Antarctic rainforest of Tierra del Fuego. It includes 473 known species, with 9 unique to Chile, covering not just the mainland but also offshore locations like Easter Island, the Antarctic Peninsula, and the Falklands. The guide is particularly valuable for birders, as it provides succinct, identification-focused text alongside distribution maps on pages opposite the 97 color plates, facilitating quick reference. Each entry features the English name, scientific name, and the Spanish name used in Chile, enhancing communication with local birders. The guide also acknowledges the presence of vagrants and rarities, noting that some species once deemed accidental have become regular sightings. Compact and user-friendly, this guide is an indispensable resource for anyone exploring the avian diversity of this beautiful and accessible country.

This volume of essays brings together work by social historians of Britain, France and Italy.

The aim of this book is both to illustrate and to discuss some of the main varieties of cultural history which have emerged since the questioning of what might be called its "classic" form, exemplified in the work of Jacob Burckhardt and Johan Huizinga. Among the themes of individual chapters are the history of popular culture, the history of Carnival, the history of mentalities, the history of gestures, the history of jokes, and even the history of dreams. The emphasis of both the introduction and the case-studies which follow is on the variety of forms taken by cultural history today. The classic model has not been replaced by any new orthodoxy, despite the importance of approaches inspired by social and cultural anthropology. Variety is to be found in the cultures studied as well as among their historians. The case-studies included in the volume come not only from Europe (and in particular from Italy) but also from the New World, especially Brazil. Particular emphasis is placed on the importance of cultural encounters, cultural conflicts, and their consequences, whether these consequences should be described in terms of mixing, syncretism or synthesis. Written by one of the leading cultural historians in Europe today, this book will be of particular interest to students of early modern Europe, of the encounters between European culture and the New World, and to students and scholars interested in problems of historiography.

The essays on language have been inspired by the work of sociolinguists on the ways in which the same individual may use different languages or forms of language in different situations. The essays on cities are more diverse, including violence, noise and even smells, but most of them share two themes with the essays on language. The first and most obvious theme is communication, the second is identity, since language and clothes were and are a means to place unknown individuals in their social group.

What is the history of knowledge? This engaging and accessible introduction explains what is distinctive about the new field of the history of knowledge (or, as some scholars say, knowledges in the plural ) and how it differs from the history of science, intellectual history, the sociology of knowledge or from cultural history.

The book offers a detailed exploration of the social and political institutions in Italy during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, highlighting the unique ways of thinking and perception that fueled the remarkable artistic creativity of the Italian Renaissance. Peter Burke's analysis delves into the cultural dynamics that shaped this pivotal era, providing insights into the interplay between society and art.

The first three editions of this bestselling book have established A Social History of the Media as a classic, providing a masterful overview of communication media and of the social and cultural contexts within which they emerged and evolved over time. This fourth edition has been revised and updated throughout to reflect the latest developments in the field. Additionally, an expanded introduction explores the wide range of secondary literature and theory that inform the study of media history today, and a new eighth chapter surveys the revolutionary media developments of the twenty-first century, including in particular the rise of social and participatory media and the penetration of these technologies into every sphere of social and private life. Avoiding technological determinism and rejecting assumptions of straightforward evolutionary progress, this book brings out the rich and varied histories of communication media. In an age of fast-paced media developments, a thorough understanding of media history is more important than ever, and this text will continue to be the first choice for students and scholars across the world.