A Research Note on the Discovery of Writings by Savariraya Pillai, A Tamil Diarist of Mid-Nineteenth-Century Tinnevelly

1985 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 521-528
Author(s):  
John J. Paul ◽  
Robert Eric Frykenberg
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Local History ◽  
Source Material ◽  
Entire Life ◽  
Agrarian Society ◽  
Historical Investigation ◽  
History Of ◽  
Full Century

Savariraya Pillai (1801–1874), a teacher whose entire life was spent in villages and towns of Tinnevelly District, never learned English. Moreover, in his writing, he never departed from the local Tamil. For this reason, the record of his observations upon social life and public affairs is a priceless source for historical investigation. His diaries and journals which span a period of forty years, can be compared with those of Ananda Ranga Pillai, the astute agent (dubash) of Joseph-François Dupleix, the French governor of Pondicherry whose observations were recorded a full century earlier. Nothing quite like the Pillai source material for the local history of this agrarian society has hitherto been available to scholars. The translation and publication of materials such as those discussed in this article would make a significant contribution to historiography.

Training personnel for the Tula weapon factory in the 20s of the XX-th century: historiography of the problem in the regional aspect

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 733-743
Author(s):  
M.B. Krapiventseva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Training System ◽  
Local History ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Regional Aspect ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City ◽  
Active Formation

The article is devoted to a problem interconnected with local history historiography, which studies personnel training for the Tula Arms Plant at one of the most important stages of its history. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that the 1920s were a time of active formation of a training system for the Tula Arms Plant. The enterprise’s need for qualified personnel has largely stimulated the emergence of technical educational institutions. Some of them went beyond the factory with time and became important for the city. The author analyzed a large array of historiographical sources related to the stated field of study: the history of the Tula Arms Plant, vocational education in Tula, summarizes the research results for the period from the end of 1920s until now. The article notes a significant contribution to the study of the stated issue made by international scientific conferences, which regularly highlight the topics of the design building and the organizers of the production of Tula Arms Plant. The publication reveals the degree of knowledge of the problem of training for personnel, and identifies existing gaps. As a result, the author showed that the comprehensive coverage of this issue in the scientific literature is currently missing.

scholarly journals Local history activities of residents of the Uglovsky district (based on the materials of the ethnographic expedition of 2021)

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 233-237
Author(s):  
A. V. Matyushkina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Local History ◽  
Source Material ◽  
Rich Source ◽  
History Of ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Historical Education

The article considers the problem of updating the study of the activities of amateur local historians on the example of residents of villages in the Uglovsky district. Currently, interest has intensified among local residents in studying the history of villages, the activities of enterprises and other local topics. As a rule, they do not have a professional historical education and do not know the methodology of working with sources but have a huge desire and rich source material. In this regard, it is necessary to work to identify amateurs in the region to create joint projects with leading scientists of the region.

scholarly journals Books in museum library collections as a source for the study and representation of significant events in Russian history of the first quarter of the 20th century (on the example of publications from the Civil War period 1917–1922)

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-274
Author(s):  
Oksana V. Narizhnaya ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Publishing Industry ◽  
Local History ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Russian History ◽  
Documentary Sources ◽  
Latin Language ◽  
History Of

The article describes the documents from collections of the scientific library of the East Crimean Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve published in Crimea during the Civil War of 1917–1922. These documents are book monuments as copies published in the important period of Russian history in the first quarter of the XX century in accordance with the sociovalue criterion. Publications are considered both as objects for the scientific study of the documentary sources themselves, and from the point of view of potential exhibits of the museum exposition. The publications allow for the most complete and widespread coverage of one of the most complex and controversial moments in the history of Russia. The historical conditions of the functioning of the national economy and certain aspects of social life, reflected in the sources studied, are examined. Among them are the publishing industry, public education, museums, the activities of the system of internal affairs bodies and local self-government. Considerable attention is paid to the study of local history publications, reflecting the development of history and archeology of the indicated period and containing valuable information on the history of Crimea. A number of brochures are presented, which methodological recommendations for teaching individual academic disciplines in a unified labor school. Educational and practical publications occupy a significant place among the analyzed documents. They contain excerpts from the works of ancient Roman authors published in Latin and serve as readers for the study of the classical Latin language in the gymnasium. The content and physical safety of publications, their attributive features, are described: book signs, labels, handwritten notes, autographs are described as a result of historical and bibliographical analysis.

scholarly journals Local History of Jakarta and MulticulturalAttitude (Historical Local Study of Betawi Ethnic)

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Suswandari Suswandari
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Ethnic Origin ◽  
Local History ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Local Study ◽  
History Of ◽  
Colonial Government

This is a literature review about local history of Jakarta and multicultural attitude. In the context of local history of Jakarta, ethnic Betawi as ethnic origin Jakarta is formed from the process of inter-ethnic assimilation imported by the Dutch colonial government in its political and economic interests. In its development, the Betawi ethnic group continued to strengthen and succeeded in establishing their own distinctive identity as well as disturbing with other ethnic groups in Indonesia, although in their present development their existence is decreasing due to development interest which is not able to open wide room for Betawi ethnicity itself because various causes. The Betawi ethnic group has a strong identity concerning Betawi cultural heritage such as strong religious soul, respect for diversity, friendly, homoris, helpful, open, tolerant to differences and so on. As a part of Jakarta's local history, ethnic Betawi history can be explored as a source of inspiration and a source of awareness in instilling multicultural souls in Jakarta, as a metropolitan city with increasingly diverse ethnicity towards social life within the framework of peace and harmony.

Analysis of Gayo Poet Traditional Communication Media In Building Community Islamic Insights Central Aceh District

2021 ◽  
pp. 42-57
Author(s):  
Abdullah, Yusnadi, Salman Yoga S
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Local History ◽  
Communication Media ◽  
Islamic History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Building Community ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Using Data ◽  
And Function ◽  
Role And Function

This study aims to determine the Analysis of Gayo Poet Traditional Communication Media In Building Community Islamic Insights Central Aceh District by using qualitative research methods using data collection techniques such as Observation, Documentary, and Interview. The data that has been collected, compiled systematically, then read, translated, understood, and classified based on the coding that has been determined. Furthermore, explore and analyze the data carefully and take into account other appropriate references. The results of the research are that the "saer" poem in the Gayo community in Central Aceh Regency not only acts as a medium and means of art, but has a broad role and function in social life. The message and Islamic insight of Gayo's verse "saer" is an interpretation of Islamic religious teachings sourced from the Qur'an, the prophet's hadith and local wisdom of the community. The themes contained in the "saer" Gayo poem include the theme of Islamic teachings which include the value of monotheism, prayer and mu'amalah worship, pilgrimage, morals, alms, fasting, morals and education themes, Islamic history, the history of the Revolution. Independence of the Republic of Indonesia, local history, natural and environmental themes and cultural-customary themes.

The collection of rare publications in local history of Kostanay Regional Universal Scientific Library

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darikha Dyusibaeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Local History ◽  
Rare Book ◽  
History Of ◽  
Small Holders

The origins and characteristics of the rare book collection of L. Tolstoy Scientific Library are discussed. The focus is made of the unique publications in the local history of the late 19-th – eary 20-th century. The publications cover the history of the region and comprising vast document array. Several publications are described in detail, e. g. «Migrant small-holders in Turgay Oblast», «Essays in the Natural History of the 1- st and 2-тв Maurzum volost of Turgay Oblast», statistical reports, land management instructions, «The Proceedings of Kustanay Society of Local Lore and History», etc. The problem of the collection preservation and digitization is discussed.

Victorian Pain

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Ablow
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Victorian Literature ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Charles Darwin ◽  
Harriet Martineau ◽  
The Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Natural Philosophers ◽  
First Time

The nineteenth century introduced developments in science and medicine that made the eradication of pain conceivable for the first time. This new understanding of pain brought with it a complex set of moral and philosophical dilemmas. If pain serves no obvious purpose, how do we reconcile its existence with a well-ordered universe? Examining how writers of the day engaged with such questions, this book offers a compelling new literary and philosophical history of modern pain. The book provides close readings of novelists Charlotte Brontë and Thomas Hardy and political and natural philosophers John Stuart Mill, Harriet Martineau, and Charles Darwin, as well as a variety of medical, scientific, and popular writers of the Victorian age. The book explores how discussions of pain served as investigations into the status of persons and the nature and parameters of social life. No longer conceivable as divine trial or punishment, pain in the nineteenth century came to seem instead like a historical accident suggesting little or nothing about the individual who suffers. A landmark study of Victorian literature and the history of pain, the book shows how these writers came to see pain as a social as well as a personal problem. Rather than simply self-evident to the sufferer and unknowable to anyone else, pain was also understood to be produced between persons—and even, perhaps, by the fictions they read.

AN APPRAISAL OF SOURCE MATERIAL FOR THE STUDY OF TARGUM MINOR PROPHETS

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 451-469
Author(s):  
Gudrun Lier ◽  
Anna Fransina Van Zyl
Keyword(s):  
Source Material ◽  
Bible Translations ◽  
Integrated Research ◽  
Translation Techniques ◽  
Former Prophets ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Individual ◽  
History Of Biblical Interpretation ◽  
Work Done ◽  
Minor Prophets

The study of Aramaic Bible translations (Targumim) continues to be a valuable source of information, not only for uncovering the history of biblical interpretation but also for providing insights for the study of linguistics and translation techniques. In comparison with work done on the Pentateuchal Targumim and Targum Former Prophets, research on the individual books of Targum Minor Prophets has been scant. By providing an overview of selected source material this review seeks (i) to provide incentives for more focussed studies in the field of Targum Minor Prophets and (ii) to motivate new integrated research approaches which are now made possible with the assistance of highly developed software programmes.

Oral Testimony as Historical Source Material for the Reconstruction of the Judicial History of Shipping in India (1600-1800)

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mir Kamruzzman Chowdhary
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Source Material ◽  
Maritime History ◽  
Historical Source ◽  
Alternative Source ◽  
Oral Testimony ◽  
History Of ◽  
Judicial History ◽  
Source Materials

This study was an attempt to understand how the available alternative source materials, such as oral testimonies can serve as valuable assets to unveiling certain aspects of maritime history in India. A number of themes in maritime history in India failed to get the attention of the generation of historians, because of the paucity of written documents. Unlike in Europe, the penning down of shipping activities was not a concern for the authorities at the port in India. The pamphlets and newsletters declared the scheduled departure of the ship in Europe but, in India, this was done verbally. Therefore, maritime history in India remained marginalised. Hence, in this article, I make an endeavour to perceive how the oral testimonies can help shed some new light on certain aspects of maritime history in India, such as life on the ship, maritime practices, and perceptions among the littoral people in coastal societies. This article also outlines an approach on how the broader question on the transformation of scattered maritime practices among coastal societies can be adapted and transferred into an organised institution of law by the nineteenth century, and how these can be pursued in future. I also suggest in this article that the role of Europeans, especially the British, in the process of transformation, can be investigated further through oral testimonies in corroboration with the colonial archival records.

The Antonov rebel detachments in the territory of the Balashov uyezd of the Saratov gubernia (1920–1921)

2020 ◽  
pp. 45-51
Author(s):  
Sergei V. Lyovin
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Local History ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Archival Material ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Way

The Civil War is one of the largest tragedies in the history of our country. One of its dramatic episodes is the rebel movement led by A.S. Antonov which took place in the Tambov gubenia in 1920–1921 and was brutally suppressed by the Bolsheviks. Its scope is evidenced by the fact that it went beyond the borders of the Tambov gubernia. Separate detachments of Antonovites from the autumn of 1920 to the summer of 1921 raided the territory of the Balashov uyezd of the neighboring Saratov gubernia. The paper attempts to consider the way the uyezd authorities fought the rebels and the way civilians treated them. On the basis of an analysis of the local archival material most of which has not yet been put into scientific circulation, periodicals and the local history literature the author comes to the following conclusion: every time the invasions of Antonov’s detachments into the territory of the Balashov uyezd were so rapid that the local authorities did not manage to organize a proper rebuff, and the peasants, for the most part, supported the rebels since they saw spokesmen and defenders of their interests in them. Only frequent requisitions of peasants’ property by Antonovites as well as the replacement of the surplus appropriation system (Prodrazvyorstka) by the tax in kind (Prodnalog) led to the fact that since the spring of 1921 the support of the rebels by the local population ceased.

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