Histoire pragmatique, ou de la rencontre entre histoire sociale et histoire culturelle

This paper explores the relationship between social and cultural history, the antagonism which has kept them apart for a long time, and the reasons for a new convergence between the two which has emerged recently. The case of microstoria and of its “fathers” (Edoardo Grendi, Carlo Ginzburg or Edward...

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Main Author: Simona Cerutti
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: ENS Éditions 2008-11-01
Series:Tracés
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/traces/733
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description This paper explores the relationship between social and cultural history, the antagonism which has kept them apart for a long time, and the reasons for a new convergence between the two which has emerged recently. The case of microstoria and of its “fathers” (Edoardo Grendi, Carlo Ginzburg or Edward P. Thompson) provides an example of the limitations of both approaches. The paper shows that the combination of “pragmatism” applied to judiciary documents and sociological theories of action opens the way for a new convergence between social and cultural history.
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title Histoire pragmatique, ou de la rencontre entre histoire sociale et histoire culturelle
title_full Histoire pragmatique, ou de la rencontre entre histoire sociale et histoire culturelle
title_fullStr Histoire pragmatique, ou de la rencontre entre histoire sociale et histoire culturelle
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title_short Histoire pragmatique, ou de la rencontre entre histoire sociale et histoire culturelle
title_sort histoire pragmatique ou de la rencontre entre histoire sociale et histoire culturelle
topic microstoria
social story/cultural story
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