History from Below

Question 1

History From Below’s style

Answer 1

Reveals untold history, wants non-academic people to understand history too, believes never fully understand history without ordinary people.

Question 2

Pros of history from below

Answer 2

Offers complexity, tells stories of many people, offers more human experiences

Question 3

Raphael Samuel’s style

Answer 3

Created history workshop journal.
Inspired interest from outside academics.
Socialists in nature.
Very classed based.

Question 4

Howard Zinn’s style

Answer 4

Popularised history from below for non academics but criticised it for being too focused on class conflicts

Question 5

Gerald Strauss’s critic

Answer 5

Knows that there are not a lot of records to use for these groups & he admitted putting his own ideas in his writings.

BUT

there are court records, notes of magistrates, ballads, letters, oral history and petitions to be used

Question 6

E.P.Thomas’s style

Answer 6

Wanted historians to undertake projects of 'rescue'.
Wanted working class to be heard but he shys away from negative things.

Question 7

Tim Hitchcock’s style

Answer 7

Wrote about gender, sexuality, poverty, etc and published to websites to boost access to non academics