Writing Local History - Rilegato

Beckett, John

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ISBN 10: 0719029503 ISBN 13: 9780719029509

Casa editrice: Manchester Univ Pr, 2007

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. This is an authoritative account of how local history has come to be one of the most popular and productive intellectual pastimes in our modern society.

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Recensione:

Professor Beckett takes the reader on a fascinating historical journey in which he charts the gradual evolution of local history... This is an important addition to the historiography of local history, which deserves to reach a wide public audience. --Adam Longcroft, University of East Anglia (BBC's Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine)

L'autore:

John Beckett is Professor of English Regional History at the University of Nottingham and Director of the Victoria County History at the University of London.

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• Editore: Manchester Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0719029503
• ISBN 13: 9780719029509
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 244