| Description |
xii, 440 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
I. Historiography. -- 1. History and the social sciences in the twentieth century. -- 2. Prosopography. -- 3. The revival of narrative: reflection on a new old history. -- II. The emergence of the modern world. -- 4. The reformation. -- 5. Terrible times: the 1530s. -- 6. Revolution and reaction. -- 7. The crisis of the seventeenth century. -- 8. Magic, religion, and reason. -- 9. Catholicism. -- 10. Puritanism. -- 11. Court and country. -- 12. The new eighteenth century. -- 13. The law. -- 14. The university. -- 15. Madness. -- 16. Homicide and violence. -- 17. Children and the family. -- 18. Love. -- 19. Sexuality. -- 20. Old age. -- 21. Death. |
| Note |
Rev. ed. of: The past and the present. 1981. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 411-440. |
| Subject |
History, Modern.
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Historiography -- History -- 20th century.
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Social sciences and history.
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| Added Author |
Stone, Lawrence.
Past and the present.
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| ISBN |
0710212534 |
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0710211937 paperback |
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