{"product_id":"historical-consciousness-and-practical-life-paul-zanazanian-9781487503833","title":"Historical Consciousness and Practical Life: A Theory and Methodology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistorical Consciousness and Practical Life\u003c\/em\u003e introduces a novel approach to examining how people construct and employ historical knowledge in their daily lives. In viewing history as an embodied cultural practice that constitutes the background to our meaning-making, the book demonstrates how researchers and others can investigate the ways in which people make sense of time's flow in their now-moment engagements with the world and use that information to position themselves regarding key social problems with historical roots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book provides a glimpse at how humans enter historically embedded thinking problems, seeking to resolve them. Paul Zanazanian draws on a study of the community leaders of English-speaking Quebec to illustrate the practical life methodology's workings. In looking at their different uses of history for strengthening their group's vitality in the province, he identifies five key stances these leaders employ for positioning their sense of purpose and responsibility for securing English-speaking Quebec's future. Ultimately, \u003cem\u003eHistorical Consciousness and Practical Life\u003c\/em\u003e argues that community leaders who complicate and problematize their uses of history are the best positioned to make positive transformations for their group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Zanazanian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487503830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487503833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Paul Zanazanian","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46451179684095,"sku":"9781487503833","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6bdbe2fa-9f20-4162-a545-c6b01fd624d9.jpg?v=1735876693","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/historical-consciousness-and-practical-life-paul-zanazanian-9781487503833","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}