Beyond the Cultural Turn: New Directions in the Study of Society and Culture

362 Pages·1999·4.3 MB·English

by  Victoria E. Bonnell

STUDIEOSN THE
HISTOROYF S OCIETAYN D CULTURE
VICTORIEA. B ONNELALN DL YNNH UNT,E DITORS
PoliCtuilcetas,un, rCd l aisnts hF er eRnecvh olution,
1. byL ynn Hunt
ThPee oopfPl arei Asn: EsisnPa oyp uClualrti untr hEeei tgehenth
2.
Century,
byD anieRlo che
Pontt--PSi1e3r9r8e-,L1 o7r8d9Cs:oh mimp,uy na, inCtda pitianl ism
3.
EarMloyd eFrnr ance,
byJ onathan Dewald
ThWee ddionftg h Dee aRdi:t uPaole,ta incPdsop ,u lCaurl tiunr e
4.
Trnasylvania,
byG aiKll igman
StudPernfeotsss,ao nrtdsh ,Se t aitnTe as riRsuts sia,
5. byS amueDl.
Kassow
TheN ewC ultHuirsratylo,
6. editbeydL ynn Hunt
ArNtou veianFui n-deF-rnSaciPeeo:cl liPets iyclcsoh,gao yn,Sd t yle,
7.
byD eborLa.S ilverman
Histoofar P ileasgY ueeaT rh:Se o cainatdlh I em agiinnBa arryo que
8.
,
Florence,
byG iulCiaal vi
9.C ultouftr heFe u tuTrhePe:r olleMtto kvuenmtie nR evolutionary
Russia,
byL ynn Mally
BreaandAd u thoirni tRyu1 s9s1i4a-,1 921T,.
10. byL ars Lih
TerritoofGr riaeCcsue l:t Cuhraanilgn e the tShe-vCeeDnnittoeu­eryn
11.
ceosfGe r enoble,
byK eithP .L uria
Publnigas nhCdiu ltPuorlaiiltnR i eocvlsu tiPoanr1ai7rys8 ,9 -1810,
12.
byC arlHae sse
LimiLtievde liGheonodadensrCd: l aisnNs i neentteht-uCryEe nn­
13.
gland,
byS onyOa. R ose
MorCaolm miutniTheesC :u leto ufC rlaRsestl iaoinnts hR eu ssian
14.
PrinItnidnug,1s 8t6ry7-1907,
byM arkS teinberg
BolsFhseetviiv1ka9 l1s7,- 1920,
15. byJ amevso nG eldem
VenicHeisd dEenne mIiteasHl:ei traeinic nasR enaisCsiatyn,c e
16. by
JohMna rtin
WondroiunHs i Ssa inCtosu:nR tfeoerrm-aPtrioopna gianBn ad­a
17.
varia,
byP hiliMp.S oergel
PrivLaitvaeen sPd u bAlffiaci TrhsCe:a usCeesl eobfPr reevsro elu­
18.
tionFranaryc e,
byS araMha za
HooalniigCsrmi:mC eu,le t,au nrPdo wienrS tP.e tsebgru,1r 900-
19.
1914,
byJ oaNne uberger
PosseNsatsuirnMegu: s euCmosl,lg e,ac ntSdic nieCnutlifitciu nr e
2 0.
EarMloyd eIrtna ly,
byP aulFai ndlen
ListienPna riinAsgC : u ltHuirsatlo ry,
21. byJ ameHs. J ohnson
TheF abricoafLt aiboGoner r:m aannBdyr it1a6i4n0,- 1914,
2.2 byR ich­
ardB iernacki
TheS tgrglufeor t hBer eeGcehnedsae:ntr dh Mea kionftg h Ber itish
2 3.
WorkCilnags s,
byAn na Clark
TastaenP do wFeurr: niMsohdieFnrnrg a nce,
byL eorAau slander
2.4.
CholienPr oas tv-oRleutPiaroinAsa C:ryu ltHuirsatlo ry,
25. byC ather­
ineJ. K udlick
ThWeo menof P arainsTd h eFirre nRcehlv uotion,
26. by Dominique
Godineau
IconogofrP aopwhSeyro :vP ioeltiP toisctuaenlrd se ra LnSedtn ailni n,
27.
byV ictoEr.iB ao nnell
FascSipsetc tTahAcee lset:h oefP toiwciesnr MusIstoalliyn,i 's
28. byS i­
monettFaa lasca-Zamponi
Passiooftn hsTe on guLea:n guDaegveo tiinTo amniI ln d1i8a9,1 -
29.
1970,
byS umatRhaim aswamy
Crescofet nhdeo u VoisSropt:e cStakciallnSelde,, -lf PmrootiiPnoa nr is
30.
durtihnAegg oefR evolution,
byP auMle tzner
CriCmuel,t Cuoflrniaclt J,u saitnnRid uc reRa uls s1i8a5,6 -1914,
31. by
StephPe.nF rank
ThCeo lleacnttdhi Ievn ed iviinRd uusasAli S at:ui dnPy r actices,
32. by
OleKgh arkhordin
WhaDtife freDnoceaeHs u sbMaank?dWe omeann Mda riSttaailtn u s
33.
Germany,
byE lizabHeetihn eman
BeyontdhC eu ltTuurrnNa:el wD irecitnti hoen soS fSt oucdaiyen tdy
34.
Culet,u r
editbeydV ictoEr.iBa o nnealnld L ynnH unt
BEYOND THE
CULTURAL TURN
NewD irectitohnes
in
StudoyfS ociaentdCy u lture
. . .
Editaendd w ithan Introducbtyi on
E.
VICTORIBAO NNELL
AND
LYNNH UNT
Essabyys
RICHARDB IERNACKCIA,R OLINBEY NUM,
STEVEFNE l ERMANK,A REN HALTTUNEN,
MARGARETC .J ACOBS,O NYAO .R OSE,
JERROLSDE IGEWLI,L LIAMH .S EWELLJ,R .,
ANDM ARGARETR .S OMERS
Withan Afterwobryd
HAYDENW HITE
UniversoiftC ya liforniPar ess
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BerkeLloeyAs n gelLeosn don
UniversoifCt ayl iforniPar ess
BerkelaenydL osA ngeleCsa,l ifornia
UniversoifCt ayl ifornia PLrteds.s ,
LondonE,n gland
© 199b9y th e Regenotfst heU niversoifCt ayl ifornia
CaroliBnyen um'"sW hyAl lt heF uss abtohueBt o dy?
A MedievalPiesrts'pse ctwiavspe r"e vioupsulbyl ished
CritIincqauli ry
in 22n,o .1 ( autum1n9 951)-:3 3©· 1995
byT heU niversoifCt hyi cagAol.lr ighrtess erved.
LibraorfyC ongreCsast aloging-in-PDuabtlai cation
Beyontdh ec ultutruaml: n ewd irectiionthn es s tudoyf
societayn dc ultu/re ed itaendd w itahn i ntroducbtyi on
VictoEr.iB ao nnelaln dL ynnH untw itahn a fterwobyr d
HaydeWnh itee;s sabyysR ichaBride rnac.k.il. e atl .].
p. em. - (Studoinet sh eh istoorfsy oc ietayn d
cultu;r3 e4)
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inC alifornia.
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history-Congre3s.sC eusl.t ure-Congresses.
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andt otaclhllyo rine(-TfCrFeI)et.m eettsh em inimum
requiremoefnA tmse ricSatna ndafrodIr n formation
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MateriaAlNsS,ZI 3 9.48-1984.
Contents
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Preface IX
Introduction
VictoEr.Bi oan nealnldL ynHnu nt 1
PART1 .C ULTURAES C ONCEPATN D PRACTICE
1.T heC oncepto(fCs u)l ture
WilliHa.Sm e weJlrl., 3
5
2.M ethoadn d Metapahfotrte hre N ew CulturHails tory
V
Richard Biernacki
PART2 .K NOWLEDGEIN T HES OCIASLC IENCES
3.S cienScteu diaefst Sero ciCaoln struction:
TheT umt owartdh eC omparatainvdte h eG lobal
MargaCr.eJ ta cob 9
5
4.T heP rivatizoafCt iitoinz enship:
Howt oU nthink a KnowledCguel ture
MargaRr.eS to mers 121
PART3 . NARRATIVDEI,S COUR,SA END PROBLEMS
OFR EPREESNTATION
.C ultuHriaslt oarnydt heC halleonfgN ea rrativity
5
KareHna lttunen
6.C olonizSecrhso,l aarnsdt, h eC reation
ofI nvisiHbilset ories
StevFeeni erman
Contents
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7.C ulturAanla lysainsdM oraDli scourses:
EpisodCeosn,t inuiatnidTe rsa,n sformations
SonyOa.R ose 217
PART4 .R ECONSTRUCTITNHGEC ATEGORIES
OFB ODYA ND SELF
8.W hyA ltlh eF usasb outth eB ody?
A MedievalPiesrts'pse ctive
CarolBiynneu m
9.
ProblemattihzeiS negl f
JerrSoelidg el
Afterword
v'
HaydeWhni te 315
Noteosn C ontributors
Index
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Preface
In theea r1l9y8 0ass m,a blulgt r owinnugm boefrh istoarnihda inss­
torical sboecgiatonolt ougmti hseatitsrt enttoti hosent uodfyc ul­
turTeh.ee ditooftr hsiv so luwmeer aem ontgh eWmh.e nt hUen i­
versoifCt ayl ifPorrneiisans v iutse dt oa n eedwpi utb licsaetriioens
in 1w9e8t 4o,ot kh oep porttuone isttya bSltiusdhoi net shH ei story
ofS ociaentCdyu ltuTrheiws.a st ob ea s erwiietsahs pecmiifiscs ion,
asd escriinob ueordr igainnnaolu ncement:
Thee dithoorpste oe ncourtahgpeeu blicoaftb iooonkt sh acto mbine
sociaandlc ultumroadleo sfa nalyisnai nes m piriccoanlclryae ntde
yetth eoretiincfaolrlfmyae sdh iTohnes. o cidailm ensions of histori­
caplr oblheamvste o oof tbeene enx aminienid s olaatnidco unl,t ural
aspehcatvsee i thbeerei ng noroercd o nstrausse idm prleefl ections
ofs ome omthoerrbe,a spirco cseuscsah si ndustriaalnidmz oadt­ion
ernizatiWointh.o uats sumeiintgh tehra t socciuallt ucarhnaadln ge
arteh bey -prodoufec ctosn odmeivce lopomrte hnatt atrheeen y­
tirienldye penbdoeonkitsn,t hisse riweislu ln derttaoek xep ltohree
historsipceaclcilofiync n ectbieotnwses eonc isatlr uctaunrdse osc ial
lifTeh.ec onceopfct u ltiusr eu nderhsetrioento hdbe r oadseesnts e,
toe ncomptahssest udoyfm entaliidteioelsso,yg myb,o alnsdr ituals,
andh igahn dp opulcaurl tuTrhee. sewriiltelhs ud sr afwr obmo th
thseo cisacli enacnedhs u maniatnidee nsc ouriangtee rdisciplinary
research.
Thes erigeoustn dewra yj usatsn ewa nd excaiptpirnoga ches
wersew eephiinsgt osrli¥cdailte rse nwdesn owp lace thuen der
generruablr oif"c th el ingutiusmto"ir c" thceu ltutruarnl.A "ll­
thoudgehe palpyp recioaft irtveheme a rkparbolgera ecshsi eivne d
the stcuudlyt uuosrfiem n ogd eolfts e axntdl anguwaegr ee,m ained
convintcheandte itchuelrt nuorsrao lc mioadle osfa nalysis should
bec arroinie ndi solaftrioomn oetahcTehhr et. a swka st ofi ndi mag­
inatnievwwe a yosfb ringtihnetgmo gether.
In Apr1i9l9 o4nt, h tee nathn niveorfts hasere yr iweeos r,g anized
ac onfer"eHnicseta,on rdSy O cioalfotgteyhr Le i nguTiusmt.i"Bc y
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thent,w enty-ttihthrlaeeadesp peairnoe udsr e riaepsp,l yaiw nigd e
rangeo fa pproatchhaectso mbined sociali nhsiisgthotrsy with
drawfnr olmi nguilsittieccrsra,ir tyi acnidcs uml,t uarnatlh ropol­
ogyA.t tenbdyfe idf tceoelnl eafgruotemhs Ue n iverosfCi atlyi fornia
atB erkealnedoy t hcearm pustehsce,o 2n ferweansdc ees igtnoe d
rethtihnreke latiboentswheisepon c ainadlc ulthuirsatlao nrdry e ­
viewwh ahta dh appetnoet dh eoarnydm ethionsd t udoifce usl ture
undertbayk ehni staonrdsi oacniso logists.
Thev ersyt imulating ditshc1eu9 s9cs4oi nofnesrl eeanudtsc t eo
plaanm oreel abocroantfee rtewnyoce eal rast "eSrt,u dying Culture
att he LinTguumiH:si tsitcao nrdSy o ciolWoeg yi.n"vt ietsnec dh ol­
arbso,th h istoarnidsa oncsi oltoogp iresptpasar,pe e froasrt wo-day
gathe(rAipnrg2i 6al n d2 71,9 96w)h,i cahl sion clucdoeldl eagues
froUmC B erkeUlCe yS,an Ctrau azn,d S tanfTohredi .n3t eannsde
ateedx chaonfvg iee awts thciosn ferpernocdeut checedu rrent
anim
volumweh,i cnho wi nclundieneses saaynis n,t rodubcytt hieeod n­
itoarnsd, aafnt erbwyoH rady dWehni te.4
Moret han tbhoiorkhtsay v bee epnu blisihnte hdef ourteen
yeasrisn wceei naugutrhasete erdiM eusc.hh acsh angienhd i stori­
caslt udbiuewtse ,c ontitnobu eel itehvateth e mforsuti wtofrukl
emergwehse ncu ltuarnadsl o ci(aalnp do ssiobtlhyem ro)d eosf
analayrsceio sm biWneea dl.sr oe macionm mitttoae pdp roathcahte s
drafwr ommo rteh aonn ed iscipTlhiesn eer.ih eassh, o weveenr­,
largietgdse ographicaUln trfieolcc eunsbt.ol oykp,us b liisnho eudr
serfioecsu sed enEtuirroepsleoyac nio enNt oiwwe esa .r ien cluding
workso tohnpe arr otfts h e woarr ledfl ecotfti hodeni ssolution of
manyt raditbioounnadla arnide st he increasoifna g importance
globpaelr spective.
Thipsr ojheacrste ceisvuepdp forrotam v arioefst oyu rcThees .
UniverosfCi atlyi fPorrneisaasn ,de specSihaeliLlleyav ignaev,ue s
encouragaenmdae snsti sotvaenmrca en yye aUrCsP .r estso,g ether
witthhI en stiotfIu nttee rnationaatUl C B Setrukdeifleuesny d,te hde
199c4o nferGeenrcaeFl.ed l dmcahna,oi ftr h UeC BerkeCleenyt er
foGre rmaann dE uropSetaund ies,t h1em9 a9dc6eo nferpeonsc­e
sibwlieth hi gse nersouupsp aonrdte nthusfioaorsu mpr r joecWte.
arael sion debttote hdwe o ndersftuaalfftt hCee nter foarn dG erman
EuropSetaund ieessp,e cGiiaaWl hliyt aen dA ndrReaap poTrhte.
CentfeorSr l aavnidEc a sEtu ropean hSatgsui dviueesnis n dispens­
ablaes siswtiatnhc e mparnayc tmiactatleS rosma.ed ditifounnadl-
Prfaece
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incga mfer oLmy nHnu nt'se nbeCrhga iartt hUen iversity of
Ann
Pennsylvania.
Wew ould lailtksoeeo x proeusarsp precitaoct oilolne awghuoe s
particiipnta htceeo dn ferednicsecsu,as w sieddre a ngoefi ssues
witghu staon,dp rovidedf amSaCniyni adteiaannsgds uggestions.
Ouri ntroducchtaopwrtayes gr r eaitmlpyr obvyec do mmenftrso m
GregoFrrye idMianr,g aCr.eJ ta coWbi,l liSaemw eJlrlM.,a, r garet
Somerasn,d SwidlFeirn.a wlela yr,e enseglrya tetfou l
Ann imm
Haydent ea,v itpaalr ticiintp ha1en9 t9c 6o nferaenndac uet hor
Whi
oft haef terwHoirisdm .p assieonngeadg ewmiethnt th ies sudeiss ­
cussientd h ivso luhmaesi nspimroerdte h aonn eg eneraotfi on
scholtaomr askt eh ceu lttuurma.l
NOTES
1. 198The9 NCewu ltHuirsatlo ry,
In editbeyLd y nHnu nta,p peaarset dh e
sixbtoho k isne rtihees .
2.A ttendtihnigs conwfeerrSeeu nscaenB naar roPwasu,Fl ian dlJeonh,n
GillCiasr,lH ae ssTeo,m L aqueSuhre,i Lleav inEew,aM orawsPkeat,e r
Sahlin s,Y urSil ezkAninne S,w idlMearr,kT raugoKtitmV, o ssR,e ginald
Zelnainkdt, h see rieedsi tors.
3.
Papewresr per esenbtyRe idc haBride rnacSktie,vF eeni ermMaanr,­
garJeatc ob, HKaalrtetnu Jnaecnq,uR eesv eSlo,n yRao seJ,e rrSoelidg el,
WilliSaemw eJlrlM.,a, r gaSroemte rasn,dL oiWca cquaDnits.c ussiann­ts
cludKeedi Btahk er, SBuasrarnonEwaws a,D omansCkaar,Hl eas sMea,r tin
JayS,h erOrrytn erP,e teSrahlins ,An n SwidlMearr,kT raugoHtaty,d en
Whitaen,dR eginZaelldn ik.
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