English pasts : essays in history and culture / Stefan Collini.
| Author/creator | Collini, Stefan, 1947- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999. |
| Description | viii, 348 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Writing 'the national history': Trevelyan and after -- French contrasts: from the Panthéon to Poets' corner -- Idealizing England: Élie Halévy and Lewis Namier -- Speaking with authority: the historian as social critic -- Victorian values: from the Clapham sect to the Clapham omnibus -- High mind: John Stuart Mill -- Literary minds: Anthony Trollope and George Eliot -- Young Minds: Charles Darwin and Bertrand Russell -- Moral mind: R.H. Tawney -- Liberal mind: Isaiah Berlin -- Critical minds: Raymond Williams and Richard Hoggart -- Against Prodspeak: 'research' in the humanities --Grievance studies: how not to do cultural criticism -- Company histories: CamU PLC and SocAnth Ltd. -- With friends like these: John Carey and Noel Annan -- Before another tribunal: the idea of the 'non-specialist public'. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [328]-332) and index. |
| LCCN | 98047247 |
| ISBN | 0198207794 (hb) |
| ISBN | 0198207808 (pb) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DA1 .C85 1999 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |