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History and its objects : antiquarianism and material culture since 1500 / Peter N. Miller.
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Miller, Peter N., 1964-
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English
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Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2017.
©2017
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ix, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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GN406 .M555 2017
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Antiquities
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Material culture
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History
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Europe
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Historiography
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Summary note
"Cultural history is increasingly informed by the history of material culture--the ways in which individuals or entire societies create and relate to objects both mundane and extraordinary--rather than on textual evidence alone. Books such as The Hare with Amber Eyes and A History of the World in 100 Objects indicate the growing popularity of this way of understanding the past. In History and Its Objects, Peter N. Miller uncovers the forgotten origins of our fascination with exploring the past through its artifacts by highlighting the role of antiquarianism--a pursuit ignored and derided by modem academic history--in grasping the significance of material culture. From the efforts of Renaissance antiquarians, who reconstructed life in the ancient world from coins, inscriptions, seals, and other detritus, to amateur historians in the nineteenth century working within burgeoning national traditions, Miller connects collecting--whether by individuals or institutions--to the professionalization of the historical profession, one which came to regard its progenitors with skepticism and disdain. The struggle to articulate the value of objects as historical evidence, then, lies at the heart both of academic history-writing and of the popular engagement with things. Ultimately, this book demonstrates that our current preoccupation with objects is far from novel and reflects a human need to reexperience the past as a physical presence." -- Publisher's description
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: why historiography matters
History and things in the twentieth century
Karl Lamprecht and the "material turn" c. 1885
Things as historical evidence in the late Renaissance and early Enlightenment
Material evidence in the history curriculum in eighteenth-century Göttingen
Archaeology as a way of talking about things 1750-1850
Material culture in the amateur historical associations of early nineteenth-century Germany
Gustav Klemm, cultural history and, Kulturwissenschaft
The Germanisches Nationalmuseum: Antiquitates and cultural history in the museum
Conclusion: toward a future theory of the historical document.
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ISBN
9780801453700 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
0801453704
LCCN
2016045224
OCLC
961213900
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40027000858
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