'True biographies of nations?' : the cultural journeys of dictionaries of national biography / edite...
'True biographies of nations?' : the cultural journeys of dictionaries of national biography / edite...
'True biographies of nations?' : the cultural journeys of dictionaries of national biography / edited by Karen Fox.
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Canberra : ANU Press, April 2019 ; Moorebank : NewSouth Books [Distributor]
Canberra : ANU Press, 2019.
Date
April 2019 ;
Call Numbers
H 2019/2284
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 229 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1. The Cultural Journeys of Dictionaries of Biography / Karen Fox -- PART I: THE DIGITAL AGE. 2. Individual Lives and National Truths: Locating Biographies within a National Encyclopedia / Jock Phillips -- 3. The Irish World: How to Revise a Long-Standing Dictionary Project / Turlough O’Riordan -- 4...
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Publisher
Canberra : ANU Press, April 2019 ; Moorebank : NewSouth Books [Distributor]
Canberra : ANU Press, 2019.
Place of Publication
Australian Capital Territory
Date Published
April 2019 ;
2019.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Dictionaries of national biography are a long-established and significant genre of biographical and historical writing, existing in many forms across the globe. This book brings together practitioners from around the English‑speaking world to reflect on national biographical dictionary projects’ recent cultural journeys, and the challenges presente...
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'True biographies of nations?' : the cultural journeys of dictionaries of national biography / edited by Karen Fox.
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ANU.Lives series in biography
Includes bibliographical references.
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H 2019/2284
Record Identifier
74VKVxmKjaDA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVxmKjaDA
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ISBN
1760462748
9781760462741
DDC
920.02
MMS ID
991024245315502626
