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Historiography

the microhistorical principle that changing the scale of observation, from close to wide views, changes which historical patterns and causes become visible.

In historiography, play of scales refers to the microhistorical principle that changing the scale of observation, from close to wide views, changes which historical patterns and causes become visible. This meaning comes from Revel (1996) in Jeux d'échelles.[1]

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References

Revel, J. (1996). Jeux d'échelles. Gallimard. ISBN 9782020287739

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