{"product_id":"history-and-reading","title":"History and Reading","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this study Dominick LaCapra addresses the ongoing concern with the application of theory - namely that of literary studies and linguistics - to contemporary historical research and analysis. \u003cem\u003eHistory and Reading\u003c\/em\u003e is an attempt to address the concerns of those scholars who either resist theoretical discussions or disavow the use of interdisciplinary study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaCapra begins with an extensive discussion of the problem of reading and interpretation as it relates to the understanding of history. The focus then moves to two classic texts that serve as case studies: Alexis de Tocqueville's \u003cem\u003eOld Régime and the French Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e and Michel Foucault's \u003cem\u003eFolie et déraison: Histoire de la folie à l'âge classique\u003c\/em\u003e (partially translated into English as \u003cem\u003eMadness and Civilization\u003c\/em\u003e). In the final chapter, LaCapra deals with the problem of rethinking and reconfiguring French studies, suggesting how this discipline could itself profit from the theoretical innovations for which it has been so important a conduit in the last few decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaCapra offers sensitive readings of Tocqueville and Foucault, authors who present vastly different narrative strategies and modes of analysis. Looking at these and other theorists whose work addresses the writing and understanding of history, he considers how their distinctive textual practices have transformed standard modes of interpretation and analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA distinguished and widely respected European historian, LaCapra offers a sophisticated consideration of how to combine textual analysis with traditional historical practices, and shows how this practice can be brought to bear on French studies and help to shape its future directions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54228906869080,"sku":"9780802043948","price":49.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780802043948__67657cc75005f.jpg?v=1741135513","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/history-and-reading","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}