World History EncyclopediaMar 18
One major concern about this work is that the title might make some individuals think that it is a “true crime” book, or a “whodunnit. #History #ColonialHistory #Homicide #Microhistory #NewZealand #NorthIsland #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/8-554-en/
The Crewe Murders: Inside New Zealand’s Most Infamous Cold Case

A conundrum of history books is that some great research is written in an uninteresting fashion, and some beautifully written tomes are filled with errors in their research or lack citations entirely...

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Show threadoatmealMar 3

The Violent Truth About Israel's Expulsion of Palestinians in 1948 Is Nothing New

[...] The headline misses the mark. Palestinians told the "true story" of '48 long before these documents surfaced. The essence of that story has always been clear: the Hebrew army expelled them intentionally, and one of the means it employed was acts of murder and massacre.

[...] The subheadline does not fully align with the article itself: Raz mentions Palestinian prose literature and studies – by Saleh Abd al-Jawad and Adel Manna – based on oral testimonies. Those studies and literary works, even if published after the Nakba, drew on firsthand knowledge of what had occurred. That knowledge came from hundreds of thousands of people who experienced the events as they unfolded.

[...] Documents – especially those produced by the exploiting and profiting party, by the expeller and the massacre – add crucial detail. They allow for precision: the sequence of events, dates, types of weapons and ammunition, the names of those who gave orders, and the motives and objectives as defined by their authors. But to present such documents as if they alone reveal the truth – or as if truth exists only once they surface – is to grant the perpetrator the exclusive first and last word in determining what the true story is.

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-03-03/ty-article/.premium/the-violent-truth-about-israels-expulsion-of-palestinians-in-48-is-nothing-new/0000019c-adb6-db6a-a7bc-efffd6bb0000 or https://archive.ph/XdgUs#selection-969.0-969.404

#Nakba #Palestine #Histodon #Zionism #Historiography #OralHistory #Microhistory

Yves Van Goethem Jan 9
My grandma died a week ago :( been visiting people, organising ceremonies, supporting my familly, etc. for the last week
Today we buried her. And then i went and visited our local museum, she used to live in this building before it became a museum and it is exceptionaly well preserved.
The "art nouveau" parts are worth a visit alone 😄
#neutralmoresnet #prussia #belgium #MicroHistory #history
JADe (he, him)Nov 8

ENG Meet Rosaura, a matriarch who every Saturday brings her whole family to help sell sell her homemade homemade and organic products at Feria del Trueque. Her small agroecological mountain farm in La Legua is hours away from San Jose, so they drive they day before before and sleep on site. Despite Costa Ricas reputation as ecological destination, organic farming has seen no incentives from recent governments. The country has invested heavily in mechanized and extensive monocultive agriculture with one of the highest per capita use of pesticides, many forbidden in Europe.

ESP Conoce a Rosaura, matriarca que todos los sábados trae atoda su familia a vender productos caseros y orgánicos en la Feria del Trueque. Su finca agroecologica esta a horas de San José, por lo que viajan el dia antes y duermen en el lugar. A pesar de la reputación de Costa Rica como destino ecológico, la agricultura orgánica cuenta con cero incentivo por parte de los gobiernos recientes. El país ha invertido mucho en monocultivos mecanizado, con uno de los mayores usos per cápita de plaguicidas, muchos prohibidos en Europa.

#organic #healthylifestyle #CostaRica #sustainability #MicroHistory #fuji #reportage #organicfarming #bw_lover
#monochrome #blancoynegro #fujifilm #gfx100rf #JorgeAlbanPhotos #gfx #Documentary #Reportaje #fotografie
#photography #MonocromeMonday

World History EncyclopediaOct 29
'Relics of War', authored by Jennifer Raab, is a fascinating and, at the same time, poignant book, studying the American Civil War through the lens of one photograph. #History #AmericanCivilWar #Andersonville #ArtHistory #ClaraBarton #Microhistory #Photography #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/8-535-en/
Relics of War: The History of a Photograph

Centered on the period of the American Civil War, Relics of War: The History of a Photograph is unique in that, rather than focusing merely on the political facets of the War, it examines the impact...

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André ReichelJul 25, 2025
This morning’s #AOM2025 PDW on #microhistory wasn’t just about method—it opened space for deeper ontological questions. I’m exploring how Giddens’ structuration theory might inform this: treating microhistory as the site where modalities of structure—interpretive schemes, norms, resources—become visible. Not a counterpoint to macrohistory, but the medium through which structure unfolds.
Angie ManginoApr 24, 2025

🗺️ Historical context matters! In 17th Century Tottenville History Comes Alive, I explore how this community connects to broader historical movements.

This perspective transforms dates and facts into human experiences that readers can connect with emotionally.

Available here: https://www.amazon.com/Century-Tottenville-History-Comes-Alive/dp/B08WK2LD44

#Microhistory #HistoricalContext #LocalHistory #NewYorkHistory #TottenvilleHistory #CommunityStories #HistoricalNarrative

17th Century Tottenville History Comes Alive: Meet the People. Experience the Events.: Mangino, Angie: 9798602236576: Amazon.com: Books

17th Century Tottenville History Comes Alive: Meet the People. Experience the Events. [Mangino, Angie] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. 17th Century Tottenville History Comes Alive: Meet the People. Experience the Events.

B Thoreau 🛸Apr 5, 2025

I am in the mood for a good, detailed microhistory on some random topic. In the past I have read books on the history of salt, the color blue, Dutch tulips, where do clothing donations actually go, soccer and it's historical relationship to global politics, history of the alphabet, etc.

So, watcha got for me?

I need a new book.

#bookstodon #reading #microhistory

Isabel RichardsMar 14, 2025

New paper on the telegraph line is out! It’s a #microhistory of Strangways Springs//Pangki Warruna, exploring its evolution from a #pastoral property to a #telegraph station to a #railway stop, and how these transitions shaped innovation in #Australia 🤩📝

We also highlight the importance of #water in creating and sustaining these innovations (as is the case for technologies of today like #AI 😉).

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10761-025-00788-4

#openaccess #cybernetics #archaeology #techhistory #systemsthinking

Wool, Wires and Water: Technological Transitions at Strangways Springs - International Journal of Historical Archaeology

The Strangways Springs artesian mound spring complex in South Australia reveals a layered history in which resources, technology, labor, and culture are significant and changing variables. The site exists in Arabana country, and for thousands of years provided a location for human shelter, artesian waters, and life sustaining resources. The arrival of sheep stations in the “Far North” of South Australia represented a significant rupture and the creation of a new kind of economy based on wool. The establishment of an overland telegraph repeater station brought the latest technological developments to this remote frontier, which had the information of the world available instantly. Other developments such as the railway and wool scouring further secured the importance of locations like Strangways Springs in the continent's colonial infrastructure. This microhistory uses archaeology, archival research, and photography to explore these technological transitions and their impacts at Strangways Springs in the nineteenth century, providing important insights into the sociotechnical nexus that characterized emerging colonial worlds and new forms of modernity in settler Australia.

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Cafè IndipendèntziaJan 30, 2025

Le tracce di un patriota sardo, Matteo Luigi Simon, si perdono a Notre-Dame de Paris — S'Indipendente

https://www.sindipendente.com/blog/le-tracce-di-un-patriota-sardo-matteo-luigi-simon-si-perdono-a-notre-dame-de-paris/

"Secondo il documento rinvenuto dalla scrivente presso gli Archivi di Notre-Dame de Paris, il corpo del patriota, spentosi il venerdì 10 maggio 1816, fu condotto nella cattedrale di Parigi il sabato 11 maggio 1816 in presenza di testimoni".

#istòriasarda #storiasarda #sardinianposting #microstoria #MicroHistory #sardinia #Angioy

Le tracce di un patriota sardo, Matteo Luigi Simon, si perdono a Notre-Dame de Paris — S'Indipendente

È ufficiale: il patriota algherese Matteo Luigi Simon, amico e seguace di Giovanni Maria Angioy, ebbe  funerali cattolici nella celebratissima Notre-Dame de Paris. Il Simon viveva infatti, nei suoi ultimi anni, presso la rue de Jérusalem, n°3, nell’Île de la Cité, a Parigi.  Oggi 4° arrondissement di Parigi, ieri  11° arrondissement, in quel quartiere, Matteo […]

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