Histories of the self personal narratives and historical practice / Penny Summerfield.

Author/creator Summerfield, Penny
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
Description193 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks
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Contents Introduction -- Historians' uses of letters -- Historians and the diary -- Autobiography, the memoir and the historian -- Oral history and historical practice -- Representativeness -- Conclusion.
Abstract "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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018004803
ISBN9780415576185 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN9780415576192 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBNebook

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