Smith, Mark
Sensory History: An Introduction
- ISBN 13:
- 9781845204150
- author:
- Smith, Mark
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Berg Publishers
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2007
- Pages:
- 192
- Dimensions:
- 156 mm X 234 mm
- Genre:
- History: theory & methods
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Sensory History by Mark Smith explores how our understanding of the past can be enriched by considering the senses. This book defines 'sensory history' and examines each sense in turn, drawing on examples from around the world throughout time. The author looks at visual culture in Victorian Britain and South America, sound in 19th-century Australia and France, gender politics and touch in Early Modern Europe and among Native Americans, and other topics. By investigating the social history of the senses, Smith reconsiders traditional explanatory models linking print, vision, and modernity. This book will be a key text for an emerging field, offering new insights into how our understanding of the past can be shaped by our experiences of the world around us.
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