Peter Burke (born 1937) is a British
historianAn historian is an individual who studies and writes about history, and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all events in time...
.
He was educated by the Jesuits and at
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, where he obtained his doctorate. From 1962 to 1979 he was part of the School of European Studies at Sussex University, before moving to the
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where he still holds the title of Professor Emeritus of Cultural History and Fellow of
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. Burke is celebrated as a historian not only of the
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, but one who emphasizes the relevance of social and
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to present-day issues.
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Peter Burke (born 1937) is a British
historianAn historian is an individual who studies and writes about history, and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all events in time...
.
He was educated by the Jesuits and at
St John's College, Oxford__FORCETOC__St John's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Sir Thomas White, a merchant, in 1555, whose heart is buried in the chapel...
, where he obtained his doctorate. From 1962 to 1979 he was part of the School of European Studies at Sussex University, before moving to the
University of CambridgeThe University of Cambridge , located in the City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, is the second oldest university in the English-speaking world and the fourth oldest in Europe...
where he still holds the title of Professor Emeritus of Cultural History and Fellow of
Emmanuel CollegeEmmanuel College may refer to one of several academic institutions:in Australia* Emmanuel College, University of Queensland, part of the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia* Emmanuel College...
. Burke is celebrated as a historian not only of the
early modern eraEarly modern Europe is the term used by historians to refer to a period in the history of Western Europe and its first colonies which spanned the centuries between the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, roughly the late 15th century to the late 18th century...
, but one who emphasizes the relevance of social and
cultural historyThe term cultural history refers both to an academic discipline and to its subject matter.Cultural history, as a discipline, at least in its common definition since the 1970s, often combines the approaches of anthropology and history to look at popular cultural traditions and cultural...
to present-day issues. He is married to the Brazilian historian Maria Lúcia Garcia Pallares-Burke.
Works
Among his most important works are:
- The Italian Renaissance (1972)
- Popular Culture in Early Modern Europe (1978)
- The Renaissance (1987)
- History and Social Theory (1991)
- Varieties of cultural history (1997)
- New perspectives on historical writing (2001) (editor and contributor)
- The Fabrication of Louis XIV (1992)
- The Art of Conversation (1993)
- A Social History of Knowledge (2000)
- The European Renaissance: Centres and Peripheries (1998)
- Eyewitnessing (2000)
- What is Cultural History? (2004)
- Languages and Communities in Early Modern Europe (2004)
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