Synopses & Reviews
Emerging from the convergence of intellectual history and cultural studies,
European Culture Since 1848 is the first book that meets the challenge of the new cultural history by offering a thematic survey of modern European culture that synthesizes new directions and interpretive debates. James Winders explores the themes in clear and accessible language and fills a longstanding need for a wide-ranging, thematic study of modern European cultural history, including popular culture, with long-overdue emphasis on the second half of the 20th century.
Review
“...a fascinating guided tour of modern thought for students, teachers, and travelers who want a new historical approach to the diverse, multicultural creativity of contemporary Europe.” —--Lloyd Kramer, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
“A vibrant mosaic of ideas and portraits both elite and popular, Winderss new volume is a creative and spirited challenge to the traditional notion of the intellectual history survey ‘textbook.” —--Matt Matsuda, Associate Professor of Modern European History, Rutgers University
“...an amazing book, a survey of recent intellectual and cultural history that one can assign to a class of undergraduates without embarrassment...” —--Carl Pletsch, Associate Professor of History & Office of Teaching Effectiveness, University of Colorado at Denver
Synopsis
Emerging from the growing convergence of intellectual and social history as well as the new interdisciplinary field of cultural studies, European Culture Since 1848 is the first book designed for undergraduate students which offers a thematic survey of modern European culture and synthesizes new directions and interpretive debates. Winders explores the themes in clear and accessible language, making the book indispensable for use in courses in intellectual/cultural history and in the humanities more generally. This book fills a longstanding need for a wide-ranging thematic study of modern European cultural history, including popular culture, with long-overdue emphasis on the second half of the twentieth century.
About the Author
James A. Winders is Professor of History at Appalachian State University. He is the author of
Gender, Theory, and the Canon and the co-author of
Reading for Difference: Texts on Gender, Race, and Class.