Place, an important aspect in works related to history and culture, is brought out by means of geographic name headings with topical subdivisions or geographic subdivisions. For the history of a particular place, the geographic name heading with appropriate subdivision(s) is assigned as the primary heading. Doubling, i.e., both [topic]-[place] and [place]-[appropriate topical subdivision], is used with certain types of materials, particularly materials focusing on local places. Examples

42.32 References

See also:

42.3 History and related subjects