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ERIC Number: EJ531617
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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The Historian's Dilemma: Historiography and the Writing of Local History.
Polos, Nicholas C.
New England Journal of History, v52 n3 p78-85 Win 1995
Examines the pitfalls and obstacles of applying a professional historian's standards to the practice of writing and researching local history. These include unreliable and incomplete records as well as sponsoring agencies that prefer sanitized legends to historical accuracy. Nonetheless, praises local history as a rich resource and recommends further research. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Community Organizations, Community Study, Community Surveys, Higher Education, Historiography, History Instruction, Intellectual Freedom, Local History, Local Issues, Primary Sources, Research, Research Problems, Scholarship, Social History, Social Studies
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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