Histories of the self : personal narratives and historical practice / Penny Summerfield.
Histories of the self : personal narratives and historical practice / Penny Summerfield.
Histories of the self : personal narratives and historical practice / Penny Summerfield.
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Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
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G 2018/4968
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Language
English
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Physical content
193 pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Historians' uses of letters -- Historians and the diary -- Autobiography, memoir and the historian -- Oral history and historical practice -- Representativeness -- Conclusion.
Publication information
Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2019.
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Summary
"Histories of the Self introduces students and researchers to scholarly approaches to diaries, letters, oral history and memoirs as sources that give access to intimate aspects of the past. Supported by case studies, it is essential reading for students and researchers interested in how personal testimony has been and can be used by historians"-- P...
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Histories of the self : personal narratives and historical practice / Penny Summerfield.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2019
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G 2018/4968
Record Identifier
74VKV82kpDJX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV82kpDJX
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ISBN
9780415576185 hardcover alkaline paper
0415576180 hardcover alkaline paper
9780415576192 paperback alkaline paper
0415576199 paperback alkaline paper
DDC
907.2
MMS ID
991024186014202626
