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Peter Burke

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Peter Burke (born 1937) is a British historian and professor.

He was born to a Roman Catholic father and Jewish mother (who later converted to Roman Catholicism). He was educated by the Jesuits and at St John's College, Oxford, and was a doctoral candidate at St Antony's College. From 1962 to 1979, he was part of the School of European Studies at Sussex University, before moving to the University of Cambridge, where he holds the title of Professor Emeritus of Cultural History and Fellow of Emmanuel College. Burke is celebrated as a historian not only of the early modern era, but one who emphasizes the relevance of social and cultural history to modern issues. He is married to Brazilian historian Maria Lúcia Garcia Pallares-Burke.

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Books by Peter Burke

Average rating: 3.60 · 578 ratings · 48 reviews · 78 distinct works

	What is Cultural History? 3.69 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2004 — 10 editions	My rating:
	The French Historical Revolution 3.29 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1990 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Popular Culture in Early Modern Europe 3.67 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1978 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Fabrication Of Louis XIV 3.67 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	My rating:
	History and Social Theory 3.35 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1992 — 10 editions	My rating:
	The Italian Renaissance: Culture and Society in Italy 3.48 avg rating — 33 ratings — 8 editions	My rating:
	New Perspectives on Historical Writing 3.20 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1991 — 11 editions	My rating:
	A Social History of Knowledge: From Gutenberg to Diderot, Based on the First Series of Vonhoff Lectures Given at the University of Groningen (Nether 3.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Eyewitnessing: The Uses of Images as Historical Evidence 3.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2001 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The European Renaissance: Centers & Peripheries 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions	My rating: