A History of British Surnames - Couverture rigide

Livre 2 sur 3: Approaches to Local History

Mckinley, R.

 
9780582018709: A History of British Surnames
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0582018706 ISBN 13 : 9780582018709
Editeur : Pearson Education Limited, 1990

Synopsis

Aiming to avoid technical terminology, Richard McKinley provides an introduction to the history of hereditary surnames in Britain from their first appearance to the present day. Devoting a chapter to each of the main categories of name, he enables readers to set the facts they discover about their own ancestry, family history and surnames into the context of general surname development. The author deals with those names that originate in England, Wales and Scotland; and since these tend to have their own distinct histories, he discusses developments in each of the three countries separately, wherever appropriate. The book uses the study of surnames to illuminate social history and draws attention to the complex patterns of population mobility that have always characterized British Society. It also describes regional and class differences in surnames, some features of which survive to our own time.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Aiming to avoid technical terminology, Richard McKinley provides an introduction to the history of hereditary surnames in Britain from their first appearance to the present day. Devoting a chapter to each of the main categories of name, he enables readers to set the facts they discover about their own ancestry, family history and surnames into the context of general surname development. The author deals with those names that originate in England, Wales and Scotland; and since these tend to have their own distinct histories, he discusses developments in each of the three countries separately, wherever appropriate. The book uses the study of surnames to illuminate social history and draws attention to the complex patterns of population mobility that have always characterized British Society. It also describes regional and class differences in surnames, some features of which survive to our own time.

Revue de presse

" Fills an important gap . . . there are two facets of this book which are noteworthy, apart from its authoriatative treatment; one is the inclusion of all parts of the United Kingdom, the other is the strong emphasis on the significance of surnames in the study of local history

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Éditeur
Pearson Education Limited
Date d'édition
1990
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0582018706
ISBN 13 
9780582018709
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
240
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Riccardo Bacigalupo
riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it

Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �
Milano
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Italie

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780582018693: A History of British Surnames

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0582018692 ISBN 13 :  9780582018693
Editeur : Routledge, 1990
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