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Author Chartier, Roger, 1945- author

Title On the edge of the cliff : history, language, and practices / Roger Chartier ; translated by Lydia G. Cochrane
Published Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [1997]
©1997

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 191 pages)
Series Parallax
Parallax (Baltimore, Md.)
Contents History between narrative and knowledge -- Four questions for Hayden White -- Michel de Certeau : history, or knowledge of the other -- The chimera of the origin : archaeology of knowledge, cultural history, and the French Revolution -- Discourses and practices : on the origins of the French Revolution -- Texts, forms, and interpretations -- The powers and limits of representation -- Self-consciousness and the social bond -- The double bind and detachment -- Sports, or the controlled decontrolling of emotions -- Epilogue : friendship with history : Philippe Ariès
Summary A collection of 11 essays that originally appeared between 1986 and 1994, addressing the study of the forms, uses, and effects of print culture in the societies of the modern age, from the 16th century to the 18th, particularly ancien regime France. Examines the work of theorists including Michel Foucault, Michel de Certeau, and Norbert Elias. Subjects include the origins of the French Revolution, the powers and limitations of representation, and self-consciousness and the social bond. Paper edition (unseen), $15.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Notes Collection of previously published (1983-1994) essays, articles, etc. translated from the French
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-188) and index
Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
Collection of previously published (1983-1994) essays, articles, etc. translated from the French
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Subject History -- Philosophy.
Language and history.
History.
History
history (discipline)
History
History -- Philosophy
Language and history
Geschichtsphilosophie
Geschiedschrijving.
Fictie.
Form Electronic book
Author Cochrane, Lydia G., translator.
ISBN 0801854350
9780801854354
0801854369
9780801854361