Peter Burke es un celebrado historiador británico, reconocido por su trabajo en la época moderna temprana. Sin embargo, su erudición trasciende los límites históricos tradicionales al enfatizar la relevancia de la historia social y cultural para los problemas contemporáneos. El enfoque de Burke ofrece una perspectiva única, ayudando a los lectores a comprender las conexiones entre el pasado y el presente. Su amplia experiencia y profundo conocimiento contribuyen a su reputación como un historiador significativo.
Esta obra compara dos centros económicos y culturales de la Europa renacentista: Venecia y Ámsterdam. A través de archivos y registros, Burke analiza sus dinámicas socio-económicas, revelando las estrategias familiares y empresariales que llevaron a la decadencia de Venecia y el florecimiento de Ámsterdam.
Estamos ante una obra única que nos obliga a entender y estudiar la cultura de la época moderna desde la diversidad de lenguas y de materias, otorgándonos una enriquecedora visión de conjunto, única entre los estudios que existen.
A través de un estudio minucioso de grabados, pinturas, dibujos y fotografías de todas las épocas, Burke pone de relieve que las imágenes no son reflejos objetivos de un tiempo y un espacio, ni constituyen testimonios oculares inocentes, sino que forman parte del contexto social que las produjo, y es cometido del historiador integrar la imagen en él.
En este magistral nuevo estudio, Peter Burke explora la historia sociocultural de las lenguas habladas y escritas en Europa entre la invención de la imprenta y la Revolución francesa, sosteniendo que, desde el punto de vista lingüístico, el espacio de tiempo comprendido entre 1450 y 1789 debe ser considerado como un periodo diferenciado. Algunas de las cuestiones más importantes que se abordan en el libro son la relación entre las lenguas y las comunidades (regiones, iglesias, profesiones y géneros, además de naciones), y el lugar que ocupa la lengua como medio para identificar al otro, además de como símbolo de la propia identidad. El autor analiza también los diversos conflictos lingüísticos que se generaron a lo largo de la Edad Moderna: entre el latín y las lenguas vernáculas. entre las diferentes lenguas vernáculas –dominantes y subordinadas–, y, finalmente, entre las diferentes variedades de una misma lengua vernácula, como es el caso de las lenguas estandarizadas y los dialectos. Escrito por uno de los principales historiadores culturales de Europa, este libro vuelve a situar la historia de las múltiples lenguas europeas en una gran variedad de contextos.
Cuando los cambios sociales y culturales se aceleran, el interés por el conocimiento del pasado se revitaliza. En las últimas décadas hemos experimentado el fenómeno de la explosión de la memoria, la expansión vertiginosa del interés por el pasado, especialmente por el pasado reciente, que ha tomado forma de museos, exposiciones, cine histórico, documentales televisivos, recreaciones de eventos del pasado, publicación de memorias y, por supuesto, de libros y artículos, tanto de ámbito académico como divulgativos. Quizá la explicación de este fenómeno es que, en la edad en que la vida cotidiana se transforma tan rápidamente, la gente se siente desorientada. Entonces, un modo de resistirse al cambio es aferrarse a las memorias del pasado, volviendo la mirada a la historia para orientarse en el presente. Algunos piensan que es preferible que el pasado, o por lo menos algunos eventos del pasado, continúe en el olvido, pero incluso aquellos que desearían enterrarlo son ahora forzados a introducirse en un debate abierto, de fuertes connotaciones públicas y sociales. Nunca fue tan imprescindible Conocer el pasado. Sintético y accesible, el presente manual ofrece al lector una documentada iniciación a la historia de la Historia, producto del magisterio de cuatro prestigiosos docentes e investigadores (Peter Burke, Jaume Aurell, Catalina Balmaceda y Felipe Soza) de diferentes nacionalidades y diferentes continentes. La obra resultante está destinada a convertirse en obra de referencia para las futuras generaciones de historiadores.
This is the essential new field guide to the birds of Chile. Representing a great diversity of habitats, from the Andes in the north down to the tundra and sub-Antarctic rainforest of Tierra del Fuego in the far south, Chile is the breeding ground or temporary abode of 473 known species including 9 found nowhere else in the world. Birds of Chile covers them all, embracing not only the mainland but points offshore such as Easter Island as well as the Antarctic Peninsula and adjacent islands, plus the Falklands and South Georgia. In addition to being a friendly and fruitful birding destination in its own right, Chile is the starting point for many Antarctic cruises. Succinct, identification-focused text and distribution maps share a page opposite each of the 97 color plates to allow quick and easy reference. Between the boldfaced English name and the scientific name comes the Spanish name as used in Chile; this is important, for birders will find their quest far more enjoyable and effectual if they can explain to Chileans exactly what they are looking at, think they are looking at, or hope to be looking at. Since Chile's list of resident species is yet far from conclusive, vagrants and rarities are also included. Indeed, some birds once thought to be accidentals in Chile have since proved to be regulars, including the Westland Petrel, Least Sandpiper, Cliff Swallow, and Golden-billed Saltator. Compact, comprehensive, and easy to use, Birds of Chile is the essential field guide to the birds of this spectacular and tourist-friendly country. The essential new field guide to the birds of Chile 97 color plates with succinct text and maps on facing pages for quick reference and easy identification All 473 known species breeding in or visiting Chile, from the Andes in the north down to the tundra and sub-Antarctic rainforest of Tierra del Fuego in the south Also covers points offshore such as Easter Island as well as the Antarctic Peninsula and adjacent islands, plus the Falklands and South Georgia Compact, portable, and user-friendly
This volume of essays brings together work by social historians of Britain, France and Italy.
Gilberto Freyre was arguably the most famous intellectual of twentieth-century Latin America. He was active as a sociologist, a historian, a journalist, a deputy in the Brazilian Assembly, a novelist, poet and artist. He was a cultural critic, with a good deal to say about architecture, past and present, and a public intellectual, whose pronouncements on race, region and empire - not to mention sex - made him famous in some quarters and notorious in others.The Masters and the Slaves , his most famous work, went through forty editions and has been translated into nine languages, made into a comic book and a television miniseries, while two directors (one of them Robert Rossellini) planned to turn it into a film. Yet he is not well known outside Brazil. Freyre was a major social thinker, one of the few who have not come from Western Europe or the USA, and this book argues that we should take account of the pioneering work of this gifted intellectual. His ideas are of particular relevance today for both political and academic reasons. His interest in gender, ethnicity, hybridity, identity, globalization, and capitalism ensures that his ideas are still provocative and topical, and ready to be introduced to a wider audience.
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 book explores the interplay between sociology and history, highlighting how each discipline can enrich the understanding of societal change. By addressing the stereotypes that often separate sociologists and historians, it emphasizes their complementary nature—where structured change and changing structures coexist. The author aims to foster collaboration between the two fields, encouraging a more nuanced approach to studying social dynamics and historical contexts.