Lynn Hunt, "Introduction: History, Culture, Text"

1. What prompted the moved towards the "social" in history?

2. What was the prime focus in each generation of Annalistes?

3. What prompted the Marxist move towards culture? (5/164)

4. Define mentalités. How does the fourth generation of Annales scholars blend culture and material through this concept? (7/165)

5. Why was Foucault so influential?

6. What is Hunt's critique of Foucault? Explain her comment about Foucault's relation to "truth".

7. According to Hunt, what is the "nihilistic strain" of historians like Chartier and Revel? (10/167)

8. Briefly describe each of the essays in the volume as presented by Hunt.  In reading these abstracts, pull some key words, phrases, academic disciplines, etc. that strike you as defining characteristics of the "new cultural history."