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The World They Made Together (ISBN 9780691006086) offers a sweeping examination of how everyday people—across diverse communities—shaped the social, political, and cultural landscapes of their times. Mechal Sobel blends vivid narrative with rigorous analysis to illuminate the collaborative forces that propel history forward, challenging solitary-hero narratives with a mosaic of voices and actions. This work stands as a landmark in understanding the braided, collective nature of historical change.
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Sobel traces the emergence of shared worlds—how norms, institutions, and everyday practices are formed through cooperative effort rather than single-handed genius. The book weaves case studies and archival evidence to show how communities negotiate power, resources, and meaning, producing outcomes that none could have achieved alone. Through richly drawn examples, it reveals the friction, negotiation, and ingenuity that underlie social transformation.
About the author
Mechal Sobel is a distinguished historian whose scholarship centers on gender, labor, and the social undercurrents of political life. Her careful archival research, coupled with a keen eye for cultural nuance, brings to light the collaborative processes by which societies organize themselves. Sobel’s work is widely recognized for reframing how historians understand collective action and everyday agency within historical change.
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The book argues that history is made through shared effort and mutual influence, offering a nuanced portrait of the collective work that underpins societal transformation.
1987, ISBN: 9780691006086
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1987, ISBN: 9780691006086
Princeton University Press, USA, 1987. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Trade Paperback. 364 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Princeton University Press, USA, 1987. Reprint. *** CO… More...
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The World They Made Together: Black and White Values in Eighteenth-Century Virginia - Paperback1989, ISBN: 0691006083
[EAN: 9780691006086], [SC: 0.0], [PU: Princeton University Press], Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. … More...
ISBN: 9780691006086
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1989, ISBN: 9780691006086
Princeton University Press, 1989-10-01. Paperback. Good. 0.8000 in x 9.0000 in x 6.1000 in. Spine is sun faded., Princeton University Press, 1989-10-01, 2.5
1989, ISBN: 9780691006086
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About the work
The World They Made Together (ISBN 9780691006086) offers a sweeping examination of how everyday people—across diverse communities—shaped the social, political, and cultural landscapes of their times. Mechal Sobel blends vivid narrative with rigorous analysis to illuminate the collaborative forces that propel history forward, challenging solitary-hero narratives with a mosaic of voices and actions. This work stands as a landmark in understanding the braided, collective nature of historical change.
Summary
Sobel traces the emergence of shared worlds—how norms, institutions, and everyday practices are formed through cooperative effort rather than single-handed genius. The book weaves case studies and archival evidence to show how communities negotiate power, resources, and meaning, producing outcomes that none could have achieved alone. Through richly drawn examples, it reveals the friction, negotiation, and ingenuity that underlie social transformation.
About the author
Mechal Sobel is a distinguished historian whose scholarship centers on gender, labor, and the social undercurrents of political life. Her careful archival research, coupled with a keen eye for cultural nuance, brings to light the collaborative processes by which societies organize themselves. Sobel’s work is widely recognized for reframing how historians understand collective action and everyday agency within historical change.
In brief
The book argues that history is made through shared effort and mutual influence, offering a nuanced portrait of the collective work that underpins societal transformation.
Details of the book - The World They Made Together: Black and White Values in Eighteenth-Century Virginia
EAN (ISBN-13): 9780691006086
ISBN (ISBN-10): 0691006083
Paperback
Publishing year: 1989
Publisher: Princeton University Press
388 Pages
Weight: 0,544 kg
Language: eng/Englisch
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ISBN/EAN: 0691006083
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0-691-00608-3, 978-0-691-00608-6
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Book author: sobel
Book title: black white world, world made together, liberty men, black and white, virginia
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