Some historians, pushing now for more microhistory, feel that the field has already been too venturesome. |
The discovery of the importance of microhistory can help us to understand the transformations of identity in the local context. |
Genealogy is a form of microhistory in which no margin of error is acceptable because any mistake can lead astray all future research. |
The rich microhistory that results illustrates the contradictions between early modern European thought and medieval superstitions. |