History, Singing in is a double-entendre indicating the dual purpose of this book. First it marks the initial effort by a practicing historian to demonstrate the usefulness of semiotics for the discipline of history. Second, the essays in this volume on Charles S. Peirce, predecessors and successors of Peirce in the United States, the interpretation of historical texts such as Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and the historical significance of music and film illustrate the working of signs in both history and the interpretation of history by great thinkers.
| ISBN: | 9780820418384 |
| Publication date: | 1st July 1993 |
| Author: | William Pencak |
| Publisher: | P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc. |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 438 pages |
| Series: | Semiotics and the Human Sciences |
| Genres: |
History: theory and methods European history History of the Americas Philosophy |
History, Singing in is a double-entendre indicating the dual purpose of this book. First it marks the initial effort by a practicing historian to demonstrate the usefulness of semiotics for the discipline of history. Second, the essays in this volume on Charles S. Peirce, predecessors and successors of Peirce in the United States, the interpretation of historical texts such as Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and the historical significance of music and film illustrate the working of signs in both history and the interpretation of history by great thinkers.
History, Signing In features in the following genres: History: theory and methods, European history, History of the Americas, Philosophy
History, Signing In is available in Hardback
History, Signing In was written by William Pencak and published by P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc.
History, Signing In has 438 pages
Yes it is part of Semiotics and the Human Sciences series