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Archive stories : facts, fictions, and the writing of history /

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Despite the importance of archives to the subject of history, there has been very little written about actual encounters with them. This anthology compares scholarly findings from around the world to comment on the creation, definition, and use of archival evidence in the writing of history.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Burton, Antoinette M., 1961- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Archives > Social aspects.
History > Methodology.
Archives > Aspect social.
Histoire > Méthodologie.
Archiv.
Geschichtsschreibung.
Archives - Aspect social.
Histoire - Méthodologie.
Geschichte
Geschichte.
Aufsatzsammlung.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of contents
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Summary:Despite the importance of archives to the subject of history, there has been very little written about actual encounters with them. This anthology compares scholarly findings from around the world to comment on the creation, definition, and use of archival evidence in the writing of history.
Physical Description:x, 396 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Also issued online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-379) and index.
ISBN:0822336774
9780822336778
082233688X
9780822336884