On the Edge of the Cliff: History, Language and Practices (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society)
Language: English
Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, 1996
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- Title
- On the Edge of the Cliff: History, Language and Practices (Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society)
- Author
- Chartier, Prof Roger
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD
- Publication year
- 1996
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Wraps
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0801854369
- ISBN 13
- 9780801854361
- Edition
- First PB Edition.
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- History, Non-Fiction
The importance of history has been powerfully reaffirmed in recent years by the appearance of major new authors, pathbreaking works, and fresh interpretations of historical events, trends, and methods. Responding to these developments, Roger Chartier engages several of the most influential writers of cultural history whose works have spread far beyond academic audiences to become part of contemporary cultural argument. Challenging the assertion that history is no more than a "fiction-making operation" Chartier examines the relationships between history and fiction and proposes new foundations for establishing history as a specific kind of knowledge.
Michel de Certeau's description of Michel Foucault's writings as "on the edge of the cliff," provides Chartier with an image he finds appropriate not only for Foucault but for many other recent historians—including de Certeau. Exploring the relationships between discursive practices and nondiscursive practices, Chartier examines the "heterology" of de Certeau pursues the "chimera of origin" and the causes of the French Revolution in Foucault's work; and raises four pertinent questions for the metahistory of Hayden White. He follows the work of Louis Marin into the distinctions between interpreting a painting and interpreting a text. And a trio of essays treats the historical sociology of Norbert Elias and his work on power and civility. Throughout, Chartier keeps his focus on historians who have stressed the relations between the products of discourse and social practices.
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About the Author
Lydia G. Cochrane has translated three previous books for Johns Hopkins: On the Edge of the Cliff by Roger Chartier (1996), The Color of Melancholy by Jacqueline Cerquiglini-Toulet (1997), and History of Suicide by Georges Minois (1999). Her other translations include Alain Boureau's The Lord's First Night (1998) and The Myth of Pope Joan (2001), and Renzo Dubbini's Geography of the Gaze (2002).
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