Genealogy and Social History

Understanding the Global Past through Family Case Studies

• Author(s): Eric Martone,
• Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Pages: 335
• ISBN_10: 1527578666
  ISBN_13: 9781527578661
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / World , Language Arts & Disciplines / Alphabets & Writing Systems , Social Science / Sociology / General ,

Description:... In recent years, genealogical websites and government agencies have made millions of valuable historical documents digitally available to the public. There is a tremendous amount of information that can be gleaned from these documents to aid scholars interested in social history. This volume brings together researchers presenting historically contextualized family case studies as a lens to enrich the reader’s understanding of the past.