From Antiquity to Ethnography: Keith Thomas, Brian Harrison and Peter Burke

Alan Macfarlane

From Antiquity to Ethnography: Keith Thomas, Brian Harrison and Peter Burke
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
10 November 2021
Pages
210
ISBN
9781032158952

From Antiquity to Ethnography: Keith Thomas, Brian Harrison and Peter Burke

Alan Macfarlane

From Antiquity to Ethnography: Keith Thomas, Brian Harrison and Peter Burke is the first time a collection of these interviews is being published as a book. They have been conducted by one of England’s leading social anthropologists and historians, Professor Alan Macfarlane.

Filmed over a period of several years, the three conversations in this volume are part of the series Creative Lives and Works. These transcriptions form a part a larger set of interviews that cut across various disciplines, from the social sciences and the sciences to the performing and visual arts. The current volume is on three of Britain’s foremost social and cultural historians.

The study of historical traditions, social mores and practices come alive in these conversations. We also learn about the painstaking nature of notetaking which the subject demands. The three conversations in this volume reflect how interconnected the disciplines of history and anthropology/ethnography are. Keith Thomas brings in his vast knowledge of historical sources combined with rich ethnography. Brian Harrison candidly describes his childhood trauma and his meticulous system of card indexing with equal ease. Peter Burke paints his canvas by combining linguist prowess with the interdisciplinary aspects of history and anthropology.

The book will be of enormous value not just to those interested in the subject of History, Culture Studies and Ethnography but also to those with an avid interest in Comparative Studies and Literature.

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