A Companion to Intellectual History provides an in-depth survey of the practice of intellectual history as a discipline. Forty newly-commissioned chapters showcase leading global research with broad coverage of every aspect of intellectual history as it is currently practicedPresents an in-depth survey of recent research and practice of intellectual historyWritten in a clear and accessible manner, designed for an international audienceSurveys the various methodologies that have arisen and the main historiographical debates that concern intellectual historiansPays special attention to contemporary controversies, providing readers with the most current overview of the fieldDemonstrates the ways in which intellectual historians have contributed to the history of science and medicine, literary studies, art history and the history of political thought Named Outstanding Academic Title of 2016 by Choice Magazine, a publication of the American Library Association