Burke Ch 4

This chapter discusses the intellectual shifts in the third generation of the Annales.  This generation was the first to include women historians and ideas from outside of France.  The third generation has three major themes.  First is the rediscovery of mentalities through the research of historians such as Philippe Aries and his discovery of the history of childhood.  Next there is an attempt to employ quantitative methods in cultural history.  For example, Michel Vovelle studied dechristianization and attitudes towards death through the study of wills.  Finally, the reaction against these methods is examined.