Histories of the self : personal narratives and historical practice /

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 test...

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Main Author: Summerfield, Penny (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, [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.
Physical Description:193 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780415576185
0415576180
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