Biography is the oldest way of writing about historical events, and the most popular. Looking at the complex relationship between the discipline of historyand the writing of lives, Biography and History provides an original and insightful introduction to a growing and increasingly important area of historicalscholarship and research. INDICE: Acknowledgements Introduction Historians and the Question of Biography The Biographical Impulse Collective Biography Auto/biography and Life Writing Reflecting on Biography Changing Biographical Practices Glossary Notes Further Reading Index
- ISBN: 978-1-4039-8726-6
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 160
- Fecha Publicación: 06/05/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés