What is cultural history?

Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Great Tradition Classic Cultural History Culture and Society The Discovery of the People 2. Problems of Cultural History The Classics Revisited Marxist Debates The Paradoxes of Tradition Popular Culture in Question What is Culture? 3. The Moment of Historical Anthropology The Expansion of Culture The Moment of Historical Anthropology Under the Microscope Postcolonialism and Feminism 4. A New Paradigm? Four Theorists Practices Representations Material Culture The History of the Body 5. From Representation to Construction The Rise of Constructivism New Constructions Performances and Occasions Deconstruction 6. Beyond the Cultural Turn? Burckhardt's Return Politics, Violence and Emotions The Revenge of Social History Frontiers and Encounters Narrative in Cultural History Conclusion Afterword: Cultural History in the Twenty-First Century A changing scene Cultural History and its Neighbours Culture in Question Notes Select Publications: A Chronological List Further Reading Index