On the edge of the cliff :
Chartier, Roger, 1945-
On the edge of the cliff : history, language, and practices / Roger Chartier ; translated by Lydia G. Cochrane. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. - viii, 191 p. ; 24 cm. - Parallax . - Parallax (Baltimore, Md.) .
Collection of previously published (1983-1994) essays, articles, etc. translated from the French.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-188) and index.
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.
0801854350 (acidfree paper) 0801854369 (pbk : acidfree paper)
96018980
History--Philosophy.
Language and history.
D16.9 / .C45375 1997
901
On the edge of the cliff : history, language, and practices / Roger Chartier ; translated by Lydia G. Cochrane. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. - viii, 191 p. ; 24 cm. - Parallax . - Parallax (Baltimore, Md.) .
Collection of previously published (1983-1994) essays, articles, etc. translated from the French.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-188) and index.
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.
0801854350 (acidfree paper) 0801854369 (pbk : acidfree paper)
96018980
History--Philosophy.
Language and history.
D16.9 / .C45375 1997
901