Writing local history [[electronic resource] /] / John Beckett

• Autore: Beckett John
• Pubblicazione: Manchester, : Manchester University Press, c2007
• Edizione: Online-ausg.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 907.2
• Soggetto topico: Local history; Local history - Study and teaching
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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).
• Titolo autorizzato: Writing local history
• ISBN: 1-84779-513-7; 1-78170-067-2; 1-84779-133-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791730103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II