Social History and the Dynamics of Belief

This book is an attempt to show if, and how, social history can be examined. James Parker takes the position that social history is essentially ideology used by various people to justify themselves. Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Litchfield Study: A Rural Maine StudyóA Critique of Social History; The St. Come Study: Quebec and MaineóThe Use of Court and Newspaper Documents; The Assimilation of French-Americans: The Use of Census, Survey, Participant Observation and Newspaper Data; Conclusion: The Uses and Limitations of Social History; Index.