A Usable Collection
Essays in Honour of Jaap Kloosterman on Collecting Social History
Published on 5. December 2014
Book
Hardback
490 pages
978-90-8964-688-0 (ISBN)
Description
Established in 1935, the International Institute of Social History (IISH) is one of the world's leading research institutes focused on social history and holds one of the richest collections in the field. This volume brings together thirty-five essays in honor of the IISH's longtime director Jaap Kloosterman, who built the institute into a world leader in the field.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Academic
Illustrations
Illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
1020 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-8964-688-0 (9789089646880)
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Jan Lucassen | Aad Blok | Huub Sanders
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Essays in Honour of Jaap Kloosterman on Collecting Social History
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Jan Lucassen | Aad Blok | Huub Sanders
A Usable Collection
Essays in Honour of Jaap Kloosterman on Collecting Social History
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Jan Lucassen | Aad Blok | Huub Sanders
A Usable Collection
Essays in Honour of Jaap Kloosterman on Collecting Social History
E-Book
10/2025
Routledge
€0.00
Available for download
Persons
Jan Lucassen is a senior research fellow of the International Institute for Social History (IISH) in Amsterdam. Aad Blok is senior research fellow of the International Institute for Social History (IISH) in Amsterdam. Huub Sanders is research staff member for collection development at the International Institute for Social History (IISH) in Amsterdam. Bio bij "Het virus der betrokkenheid" * 1953 MA History Leiden University 1980. Staff member for collection development in the International Institute of Social History (IISH), Amsterdam. Responsible for International Organizations collections. His special interests are the history of the collection development of the IISH and 'history from below'.
Content
Preface, Social History Sources, Knowledge and Research Introduction to A Usable Collection, How to Qualify for the Directorate of the iish?, part i - the emergence of social history collections, part ii - the european collections of the iish: acquisitions and catalogues, part iii - the iish and eastern Europe, part iv - the iisg goes global, Jaap Kloosterman A Tentative Bibliography, Notes on the Contributors, Index