History Made Conscious

Name: History Made Conscious
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SKU: 9781839768132
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Politics of Knowledge, Politics of the Past

By Geoff Eley

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History Made Conscious by Geoff Eley explores the ways in which historical consciousness is shaped and influenced. The book delves into the different perspectives and interpretations of history, examining how these narratives impact current societal and cultural understanding. The author challenges readers to consider the role of history in shaping modern consciousness.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book may appeal to you if you're fascinated by how historical events shape collective consciousness and influence societal change. It explores the interplay between historical narratives and memory, providing insights into how history can be a tool for understanding and navigating contemporary challenges. Geoff Eley provides a nuanced analysis that is both engaging and thought-provoking for those interested in the transformative power of history.

History Made Conscious

How History has changed in the half-century since the 1960s

How History has changed in the half-century since the 1960s

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During the last fifty years, the writing of history underwent two massive transformations. First, powered by Marxism and other materialist sociologies, the great social history wave instated the value of social explanation. Then, responding to new theoretical debates, the cultural turn upset many of those freshly earned certainties.

Each challenge was profoundly informed by politics—from issues of class, gender, and race to those of identity, empire, and the postcolonial. The resulting controversies brought historians radically changed possibilities—expanding subject matters, unfamiliar approaches, greater openness to theory and other disciplines, a new place in the public culture.

History Made Conscious offers snapshots of a discipline continuously rethinking its charge. How might we understand "the social" and "the cultural" together? How do we collaborate most fruitfully across disciplines? If we take theory seriously, how does that change what historians do? How should we think differently about politics?

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In History Made Conscious, Geoff Eley examines the evolution of historiography since the 1960s, providing insights into the interplay between history and politics. His book is praised for its exploration of diverse intellectual influences like the Marxist New Left and cultural studies. Eley adeptly navigates through global perspectives and historical debates, offering a fresh understanding of how history is studied and interpreted today.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781839768132

Publisher: Verso Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 August 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Verso Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 368g

Pages: 336

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Education & Reference Geoff Eley Global History History & Military Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs

About the Author

Geoff Eley has taught at the University of Cambridge (1975-79) and the University of Michigan (1979-2022). His earlier books include Forging Democracy: The History of the Left in Europe, 1850-2000, The Future of Class in History: What's Left of the Social? [with Keith Nield], and Nazism as Fascism: Violence, Ideology, and the Ground of Consent in Germany, 1930-1945.