Alltagsgeschichte
Sign in to saveAlltagsgeschichte (German; and sometimes translated as 'history of everyday life') is a form of social history that emerged among West German historians in the 1980s. It was founded by Alf Lüdtke (1943–2019) and Hans Medick (born 1939). Alltagsgeschichte can be considered part of the wider Marxian historical school of 'history from below'. It challenged the well-known framework of '''' ('history of structures'), within the German historical field and advocated for a new model of social history. It is related to microhistory.
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Alltagsgeschichte (German; and sometimes translated as 'history of everyday life') is a form of social history that emerged among West German historians in the 1980s. It was founded by Alf Lüdtke (1943–2019) and Hans Medick (born 1939). Alltagsgeschichte can be considered part of the wider Marxian historical school of 'history from below'. It challenged the well-known framework of '''' ('history of structures'), within the German historical field and advocated for a new model of social history. It is related to microhistory.
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