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In a 1973 “invitation” to this genre, Luis González argued that this term should be used in place of “local history,” since it relies on a “myopia that helps bring” its subjects “into focus.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this genre of historical writing, exemplified by both Emanuel Le Roy Ladurie’s study of the peasant mentalité (“mon-ta-lee-TAY”) in the village of Montaillou (“mon-tie-yoo”) and Carlo Ginzburg’s The Cheese and the Worms.
ANSWER: microhistory [prompt on social history; prompt on cultural history]
[10e] Luis González narrated historical events like this one through their effects on the villagers of San José de Gracia in Michoacán. This event saw the 1911 overthrow of the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz.
ANSWER: Mexican Revolution [or Revolución mexicana]
[10h] The World and a Very Small Place in Africa, a microhistory of the kingdom of Niumi in what is now this country, points out inaccuracies in the novel Roots’ depiction of Kunta Kinte’s kidnapping from Juffure in this country.
ANSWER: Republic of the Gambia
<CJ, Other History> | Packet C - Virginia Tech A, Waterloo A, UCSD A, UBC A

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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Carleton CollegeMissouri A010010E
ClaremontGeorgia Tech A1010020ME
Iowa StateWashington B1010020ME
Washington AMissouri B1010020ME

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