Review: Life under the Pharaohs

Life under the Pharaohs by Leonard Cottrell
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Social history is a branch of history that examines the experiences, lives, and social structures of ordinary people, rather than focusing solely on political or military events. It explores the everyday lives, social dynamics, and cultural practices of past societies.
Here's a more detailed look at what social history encompasses:
Key Aspects of Social History:
Focus on the "People":
Social history seeks to understand the lives and experiences of individuals, families, communities, and social groups, often those who were not part of political or military history.
Broad Scope:
It examines a wide range of topics, including family structures, social inequality, cultural practices, economic systems, and social movements.
Diverse Sources:
Social historians use a variety of sources, such as diaries, letters, oral histories, and material culture, to reconstruct the lives of people in the past.
Emphasis on "History from Below":
Social history is sometimes referred to as "history from below" because it emphasizes the perspectives and experiences of those who were not typically part of the historical narrative, according to Wikipedia.
Different from Traditional History:
Social history distinguishes itself from traditional political or military history by focusing on the social, economic, and cultural aspects of the past, rather than solely on political events or the lives of elites.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_...
Social history, often called history from below, is a field of history that looks at the lived experience of the past

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