Provides a coherent introduction to the theoretical approaches and key concepts within cultural history. This book explores the conceptual, affective and imaginative worlds of human consciousness, as reflected in elite intellectual works as well as everyday social beliefs and practices.

Defining cultural history, Peter Burke claims, 'is rather like trying to catch a cloud in a butterfly net'. In this volume, Anna Green provides a coherent and accessible introduction to the major theoretical approaches and key concepts within this most diverse of historical fields. "Cultural History" explores the conceptual, affective and imaginative worlds of human consciousness, as reflected in elite intellectual works as well as everyday social beliefs and practices.

Preface - Introduction - Zeitgeist and Hermeneutics - Mentalites and the Unconscious - From Agency to Symbols - Narrative and Discourse - Remembering - Collective Memory - Conclusion - Further Reading - Glossary - Index