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History from below - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Account, Adventures, Annals, Antiquity, Autobiography, Background, Biography, Catalog, Chronicle, Chronicles, Chronology, Confessions, Correspondence, Description, Diary

History from below is a form of historical narrative which was developed as a result of the Annales School and popularised in the 1960s. This form of social history focuses on the perspectives of ordinary individuals within society as well as individuals and regions that were not previously considered historically important. This includes women and the working class as well as regions such as India or Africa.

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