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A Social History of Knowledge II: From the Encyclopedie to Wikipedia

Hardcover • 2012 • English

A Social History of Knowledge II: From the Encyclopedie to Wikipedia

By Peter Burke

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About the book

Peter Burke follows up his magisterial Social History of Knowledge , picking up where the first volume left off around 1750 at the publication of the French Encyclopedie and following the story through to Wikipedia. Like the previous volume, it offers a social history (or a retrospective sociology of knowledge) in the sense that it focuses not on individuals but on groups, institutions, collective practices and general trends. The book is divided into 3 parts. The first argues that activities ...Show more

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ISBN

9780745650425

Publisher

Polity Press

Published year

2012

Language

English

Original title

A Social History of Knowledge II: From the Encyclopedie to Wikipedia

Format

Hardcover

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