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The tyranny of the discrete : a discussion of the problems of local history in England / J. D. Marshall.

Title
The tyranny of the discrete : a discussion of the problems of local history in England / J. D. Marshall.
Author
Marshall, J. D. (John Duncan)
Publication
Aldershot, England ; Brookfield, Vt. : Scolar Press, 1997.

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Description
152 p.; 25 cm.
Subject
  • Historiography > England > Methodology
  • Historiography > Methodology
  • Great Britain > History, Local > Historiography
  • England > History, Local
Genre/Form
  • Local history
  • Local history.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [138]-148) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. Local History in England: The Formative Influences -- 2. Local History and the Fragmentation Impasse -- 3. The Tyranny of the Discrete: The Problem of Antiquarianism -- 4. The Community Obsession in English Local History -- 5. Beyond the Single Place -- 6. Space, Place and Region -- 7. Some Propositions: Local History and the Challenge of Civic Obligation -- App. A Corrective to Enthusiasm: Raphael Samuel and the Popular Past.
ISBN
1859282903 (cloth)
LCCN
^^^96033160^
OCLC
  • 35128229
  • SCSB-11265650
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library