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Peter Burke

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in London, The United Kingdom

August 16, 1937

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Peter Burke is a British historian and professor. 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. ...more

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	What is Cultural History? 3.67 avg rating — 715 ratings — published 2004 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eyewitnessing: The Uses of Images As Historical Evidence 3.84 avg rating — 408 ratings — published 2001 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The French Historical Revolution: The Annales School, 1929-1989 3.79 avg rating — 410 ratings — published 1990 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Popular Culture in Early Modern Europe 3.97 avg rating — 354 ratings — published 1978 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Italian Renaissance 3.70 avg rating — 355 ratings — published 1972 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Polymath: A Cultural History from Leonardo da Vinci to Susan Sontag 3.28 avg rating — 395 ratings — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fabrication Of Louis XIV 3.82 avg rating — 293 ratings — published 1992 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History and Social Theory 3.74 avg rating — 245 ratings — published 1992 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ignorance: A Global History 3.50 avg rating — 249 ratings — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Renaissance 3.59 avg rating — 243 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Social History of Knowledge (2 books)
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“Justice is restoring order, not furthering chaos.”
― Peter Burke

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“Nos estamos ahogando en información, dicen, pero «pasamos hambre de conocimiento». Podemos convertirnos en «gigantes de la información», pero corremos el riesgo de convertirnos en «enanos del conocimiento».”
― Peter Burke, Historia social del conocimiento Vol. II: De la Enciclopedia a la Wikipedia (Básica)

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“تصاویر عبادی در تسکین بیماران، محتضران و کسانی که در آستانه ی اعدام شدن بودند نیز نقش مهمی ایفا می کردند. مثلاً در رم قرن شانزدهم، خادمان انجمن اخوت اعظم سن جووانّی دکولّاتو ( قدیس یوحنای بریده سر) موظف بودند مجرمان را تا محل اعدام همراهی کنند و به آنان تصاویر کوچکی از تصلیب یا پایین آوردن مسیح از صلیب نشان دهند. این شیوه به منزله ی نوعی ماده ی آرام بخش بصری برای از بین بردن حس ترس و درد مجرم محکوم شده در طی مسیر هولناک او به سوی سکوی اعدام توصیف شده است. این نکته نیز درخورد تأکید است که تصویر شخص محکوم شده را به هم ذات پنداری با مسیح و رنج های وی بر می انگیخت‌.”
― Peter Burke, Eyewitnessing: The Uses of Images As Historical Evidence

tags: art, culture, history, history-of-art, تاریخ, تاریخ-هنر, فرهنگ, هنر

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