Postsocial History: An Introduction

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In Postsocial History: An Introduction, historian Miguel A. Cabrera points to the crisis of modernity as a focus for the collapse of social historical models. Previously established theories of social change and social relations are proving insufficient, calling for the emergence of a new social historical theory. Cabrera finds the answer in language, which, more than being a mere communicative tool, he believes to be capable of playing an active role in the forces of social change.

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"A fine piece of historiographical writing that should be read by all those interested in understanding the myriad linguistic, cultural and discursive turns over recent decades and the competing histories of the social they have produced." - James Vernon, University of California-Berkeley"

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Miguel A. Cabrera is Professor of Modern History at the University of La Laguna, Spain.