03451nam 2200805 a 450 991081427260332120200520144314.01-84779-513-71-78170-067-21-84779-133-610.7765/9781847791337(CKB)2560000000085631(EBL)1069462(OCoLC)818847117(SSID)ssj0000747116(PQKBManifestationID)12342710(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000747116(PQKBWorkID)10699007(PQKB)11464768(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085784(OCoLC)934664392(MdBmJHUP)muse78107(OCoLC)1132229690(Au-PeEL)EBL1069462(CaPaEBR)ebr10623217(CaONFJC)MIL843572(MiAaPQ)EBC1069462(DE-B1597)678989(DE-B1597)9781847791337(EXLCZ)99256000000008563120121130d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWriting local history /John BeckettOnline-ausg.Manchester Manchester University Pressc20071 online resource (257 p.)EBL-SchweitzerDescription based upon print version of record.0-7190-7660-9 0-7190-2950-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.9780719029509; 9780719029509; COPYRIGHT; Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Preface; I Introduction; II The origins of local history; III Antiquaries at large: the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; IV The parish and the town; V Local history marginalised; VI Local history and national history, 1880-1945; VII W.G. Hoskins and the founding of modern local history; VIII New approaches: the region and the community; IX New approaches: family history, towns, landscape and other specialisms; X The sources revolution; XI Local history today; XII Conclusion; Bibliography; IndexThis fascinating book looks at how local history developed from the antiquarian county studies of the sixteenth century through the growth of 'professional' history in the nineteenth century, to the recent past. Concentrating on the past sixty years, it looks at the opening of archive offices, the invigorating influence of family history, the impact of adult education and other forms of lifelong learning. The author considers the debates generated by academics, including the divergence of views over local and regional issues, and the importance of standards set by the Victoria County History).Local historyLocal historyStudy and teachingVictoria County History.adult education.antiquarian.archive offices.family history.industrial archaeology.intellectual pastimes.lifelong learning.local history.name studies.Local history.Local historyStudy and teaching.907.2Beckett John1723370MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814272603321Writing local history4124564UNINA