New Directions in Local History Since Hoskins - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 1907396128 ISBN 13: 9781907396120

Verlag: University of Hertfordshire Press, 2011

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“All the essays in this volume are detailed, scholarly explorations of local or regional themes. Those by Chris Lewis on local history between the wars, and Ruth Paley on the King's Bench (crown side) are the two most likely to be cited repeatedly. Both illustrate local history at its best.” --H.R. French, Agricultural History Review

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Local history in Britain can trace its origins back to the sixteenth century and before, but it was given inspiration and a new sense of direction in the 1950s and 60s by the work of W.G. Hoskins. This book marks the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of his Local history in England which was designed to help people researching the history of their own villages and towns. It is the result of a collaboration between academic historians in the Centre for English Local History at the University of Leicester, which Hoskins founded, and the British Association for Local History, an organisation that brings together the thousands of people who are not professional academics but who practise local history. Taking the work of Hoskins as a starting point, the contributors show how local history is being researched and written today. Fifteen historians write about a variety of local history subjects which are significant in their own right but which also point to current trends in the subject. They show how local historians use their sources systematically, from the non-verbal evidence of buildings to various types of electronic resources. All periods between the middle ages and the early twenty-first century are explored, as are many different parts of the country from Skye to the Kent coast. There are examples of local historians working on ethnic minorities, gender and the working class. Those who study localities use a variety of approaches, including those of social, economic, religious, legal, intellectual and cultural history, all of which are employed here. They are aware of the roots of their subject and examine the history of local history itself. Together, the editors and authors raise the various dilemmas which stimulate debates among local historians about the nature of the subject, its present health and the directions it will take in the next half century.

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• Verlag: University of Hertfordshire Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1907396128
• ISBN 13: 9781907396120
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288
• Herausgeber: Dyer Christopher, Hopper Andrew, Lord Evelyn, Tringham Nigel