This book brings a selection of the influential writings of Marc Bloch into the English language, largely for the very first time. Chronologically arranged to trace the developmental arc of Bloch’s historical philosophy, the translations in The Selected Writings of Marc Bloch offer an illuminating insight into the theories of a pioneer historian and original founder of the renowned Annales school of French social history.
The carefully curated translations in this volume reveal Bloch’s thoughts on questions that historical studies has grappled with since the birth of the discipline. Why should history exist at all? What value does it have? What exactly is a science of history? What is the actual role of the historian in historical studies?
This collection presents Bloch’s precise understanding of the contours of the discipline of history, defined by the abuttal and transgression of its borders by other subjects. Consequently, it provides a theoretical underpinning for multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary concepts via historical studies, pulling into its fold diverse themes such as customs, agriculture, economics, nutrition, technology, manners, art, fashion, and countless other topics explored by Bloch himself in the process.
Edited by:
Iona Singh
Translated by:
Iona Singh
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 238mm,
Width: 162mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9781350513426
ISBN 10: 1350513423
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 20 February 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Editor’s Introduction 1. Critical History and Witness Account History 2. A New Universal History 3. Saint Martin De Tours: Remarks on a Polemic 4. The Vicissitudes of an Equestrian Statue 5. King Solomon’s Afterlife 6. Collective Memory, Tradition and Custom 7. The Congress of Historical Science at Oslo, 1928 8. Cultural History and Economic Initiative 9. What to Ask History? 10. Technology and Social Development: A Historian’s Reflections 11. Technological Transformations as a Problem of Collective Psychology 12. About a Very Little-Known Book 13. Spiritual Testament of Marc Bloch 14. On Teaching Reform Translator’s Afterword Index
Iona Singh is a writer and French to English translator based in France. She is the author of Color, Facture, Art and Design (2012) and has published refereed articles in academic journals in the US, including Rethinking Marxism and the eco-journal, Capitalism Nature Socialism.
