Umfang:
Online-Ressource (xvi, 245 p)
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maps
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24 cm
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0520232933
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0520227727
Inhalt:
Joseph A. Amato proposes a bold and innovative approach to writing local history in this imaginative, wide-ranging, and deeply engaging exploration of the meaning of place and home. Arguing that people of every place and time deserve a history, Amato draws on his background as a European cultural historian and a prolific writer of local history to explore such topics as the history of cleanliness, sound, anger, madness, the clandestine, and the environment in southwestern Minnesota. While dedicated to the unique experiences of a place, his lively work demonstrates that contemporary local histo
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-219) and index
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Cover; Contents; List of Maps; Foreword; Introduction: The Concept and the Practitioners of Local History; 1. A Place Called Home; 2. Grasses, Waters, and Muskrats: A Region's Compasses; 3. The Rule of Market and the Law of the Land; 4. Writing History through the Senses: Sounds; 5. Anger: Mapping the Emotional Landscape; 6. The Clandestine; 7. Madness; 8. Madame Bovary and a Lilac Shirt: Literature and Local History; 9. The Red Rock: Inventing Peoples and Towns; 10. Business First and Always; Conclusion: The Plight of the Local Historian; Notes; Acknowledgments and Sources; Index; A; B; C; D
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EF; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780520232938
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Rethinking Home : A Case for Writing Local History
Sprache:
Englisch
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