{"product_id":"a-history-of-archival-practice-9781409455240","title":"A History of Archival Practice","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revised translation of the classic 1998 \u003cem\u003eUne histoire de lâarchivistique\u003c\/em\u003e provides a wide-ranging international survey of developments in archival practices and management, from the ancient world to the present day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume has been substantially updated to incorporate recent scholarship and provide additional examples from the English-speaking world. These new additions complement the original text and offer a broad and up-to-date survey, with examples spanning Europe, Africa, Asia and North and South America. The bibliography has also been updated with new material and supplementary English language sources, making it an accessible and up-to-date resource for those working and researching in the field of archives and archival history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an essential reference volume for both archivists and historians, as well as anyone interested in the history of archives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A readable and well-organized synthesis…. [this book] ought to be essential reading for anyone seeking the nearest approximation of a “global archival history” currently available in English\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Eric C. Stoykovich,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eUniversity of Maryland, US\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It reflects much of the latest scholarship on all periods of archival history from ancient Mesopotamia to the twentieth century; it covers an impressive range of topics in a very small space; and, as the first and only monograph of its kind in English, it fills a long-standing void in professional literature. If it succeeds in provoking new interest in its subject matter, or encouraging its readers to undertake further research, it will have served its purpose admirably.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eGeoffrey Yeo\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUniversity College, London, UK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For anyone interested in the historical development of archival practice or in the variety of perspectives available through the lens of international or global comparisons, \u003cem\u003eA History of Archival Practice\u003c\/em\u003e is a welcome addition to the growing literature on archival history.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eRand Jimerson\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWestern Washington University, US\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eA History of Archival Practice\u003c\/em\u003e, Margaret Procter, senior lecturer in record and archive studies at the University of Liverpool, UK, provides a beautifully rendered revision and translation of Delsalle’s chronicle of power and control for an anglophone audience.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher M. Laico\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eColumbia University, US\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...Margaret Procter’s translation of this text by Professor Paul Delsalle is very much to be welcomed....I think the book has great potential value and undoubtedly fills a big gap in the extant literature.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Shepherd\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUniversity College London\u003c\/em\u003e, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" The book is therefore ideally suited, and intended, as an overview work on the development of the archiv\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the English Edition\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction to the French Edition\u003cbr\u003e1. The Ancient World\u003cbr\u003e2. The Classical World: from Greek City States to the Roman Empire\u003cbr\u003e3. Archives and Archival Practices in Asia and Africa: from Antiquity to the Eighteenth Century\u003cbr\u003e4. Archives and Archival Practices in the Americas up to the Eighteenth Century\u003cbr\u003e5. In the Chanceries and Muniment Rooms of Medieval Europe, Fifth to Fifteenth Centuries\u003cbr\u003e6. Buildings and Equipment in Western Europe: Late Antiquity to the Seventeenth Century\u003cbr\u003e7. The Defining Era: Simancas, the Habsburgs and the Sixteenth Century\u003cbr\u003e8. Bureaucracy and Archival Centralisation in Early Modern Europe\u003cbr\u003e9. Being an Archivist in Early Modern Europe\u003cbr\u003e10. Methods and Techniques for Classification and Arrangement: Fifteenth to Eighteenth Centuries\u003cbr\u003e11. Legislation, Literature and Practice in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries\u003cbr\u003e12. Buildings and Readers, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries\u003cbr\u003e13. Archives Destroyed, Protected and Reconstructed: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries\u003cbr\u003e14. The Rise of a Profession, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries\u003cbr\u003e15. From Mutual Assistance to International Networks, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries\u003cbr\u003e16. Conclusion: the Value of the Historical Perspective\u003cbr\u003eAfterword to the English Edition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019809751383,"sku":"9781409455240","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781409455240.jpg?v=1750781329","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-history-of-archival-practice-9781409455240","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}