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Languages and Communities in Early Modern Europe
Peter Burke
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Description for Languages and Communities in Early Modern Europe
Paperback. This book is a cultural history of European languages from the invention of printing to the French Revolution. Series: The Wiles Lectures. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 5AN; CFB; HBJD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
In this magisterial study, Peter Burke explores the social and cultural history of the languages spoken or written in Europe between the invention of printing and the French Revolution, arguing that, from a linguistic point of view, 1450 to 1789 should be regarded as a distinct period. One major theme of the book is the relation between languages and communities (regions, churches, occupations and genders as well as nations) and the place of language as a way of identifying others as well as a symbol of one's own identity. A second, linked theme is that of competition: between Latin and ... Read more
In this magisterial study, Peter Burke explores the social and cultural history of the languages spoken or written in Europe between the invention of printing and the French Revolution, arguing that, from a linguistic point of view, 1450 to 1789 should be regarded as a distinct period. One major theme of the book is the relation between languages and communities (regions, churches, occupations and genders as well as nations) and the place of language as a way of identifying others as well as a symbol of one's own identity. A second, linked theme is that of competition: between Latin and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Series
The Wiles Lectures
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521535861
SKU
V9780521535861
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About Peter Burke
Peter Burke is Professor of Cultural History and a Fellow of Emmanuel College at the University of Cambridge. He has published over twenty books which have been translated into over thirty languages.
Reviews for Languages and Communities in Early Modern Europe
'… a historian of the first rank, a prolific pioneer of the study of 'cultural history'. This typically brilliant survey of European languages between the invention of printing and the French Revolution began as a series of lectures at Queen's University Belfast … This is serious history deserving of a wide readership.' BBC History 'Peter Burke paints a broad canvas ... Read more