microhistoryn.
/ˈmʌɪkrəʊˌhɪst(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈmaɪkroʊˌhɪst(ə)ri/ Historical study which addresses a specific or localized subject; a historical account of this nature, a case study. Also, a short account, a ‘potted’ history.
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microhistory1969
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microhistory1969
1969 A. Cohen Custom & Politics in Urban Afr. 26 Micro-history in this sense deals with local, small-scale events.
1984 Washington Post 30 Dec. 7/3 Like the carbon chapter, the entire book is what Levi calls ‘a micro-history’ of such humans as have tied their fates ‘indelibly, to bromine or propylene’.
1994 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 20 Oct. 31/2 The fashion for micro-history tends to encourage micro-thinking.
1998 Isis 89 161/2 The three central chapters of Digging for Dollars are credible microhistory.
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