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

By:

Summerfield, Penny [Author.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Routledge, 2019.Description: 193 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780415576192

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DDC classification:

809.93592 SUM/H

Contents:

Introduction -- Historians' uses of letters -- Historians and the diary -- Autobiography, the memoir and the historian -- Oral history and historical practice -- Representativeness -- Conclusion.

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"--

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Technical Reference Book	Central Library, IIT Bhubaneswar	Central Library, IIT Bhubaneswar	SHSSM	809.93592 SUM/H (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		10621

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Historians' uses of letters -- Historians and the diary -- Autobiography, the memoir and the historian -- Oral history and historical practice -- Representativeness -- Conclusion.

"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"--

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