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Telling stories : the use of personal narratives in the social sciences and history /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maynes, Mary Jo
Other Authors: Pierce, Jennifer L., 1958-, Laslett, Barbara
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Social sciences > Biographical methods.
Oral history > Methodology.
Oral biography.
Autobiography.
Table of Contents:
  • Agency, subjectivity, and narratives of the self
  • Intersecting stories : personal narratives in historical context
  • The forms of telling and retelling lives
  • Personal narrative research as intersubjective encounter
  • Making arguments based on personal narrative sources.