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  1. microhistorynoun

    The study of the past on a small scale, such as an individual neighborhood or town, as a case study for general trends

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  1. Microhistory

    Microhistory is a genre of history that focuses on small units of research, such as an event, community, individual or a settlement. In its ambition, however, microhistory can be distinguished from a simple case study insofar as microhistory aspires to "[ask] large questions in small places", according to the definition given by Charles Joyner. It is closely associated with social and cultural history.

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  1. Microhistory

    Microhistory is the intensive historical investigation of a well defined smaller unit of research. In its ambition, however, microhistory can be distinguished from a simple case study insofar as microhistory aspires to "[ask] large questions in small places", to use the definition given by Charles Joyner. The original idea of writing microhistory came from Italy in the 1970s. Microstoria included social history and cultural history. However, E. P. Thompson's Whigs and Hunters: The Origin of the Black Act and Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie's Montaillou, pioneering British and French microhistories, each preceded Ginzburg's book. Carlo Ginzburg himself has sketched the story of the term 'microhistory'. A likely first occurrence appears to be the title Pickett’s Charge: A Microhistory of the Final Charge at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863, by the American historian George R Stewart. Various other uses are found during the 1960s, when it is usually contrasted with large-scale structural views and its contents are designated negatively.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of microhistory in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of microhistory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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