Biography and History
Author:   B. Caine
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
ISBN:  

9781403987259


Pages:   196
Publication Date:   06 May 2010
Replaced By:   9781137611161
Format:   Hardback
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Biography is the oldest way of writing about historical events, and the most popular. Looking at the complex relationship between the discipline of history and the writing of lives, Biography and History provides an original and insightful introduction to a growing and increasingly important area of historical scholarship and research.

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Author:   B. Caine
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.315kg
ISBN:  

9781403987259


ISBN 10:   1403987254
Pages:   196
Publication Date:   06 May 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781137611161
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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.

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'An excellent overview of the relationship between biography and history, and the underlying debates.' - Melanie Nolan, National Centre for Biography, Australian National University, Australia 'Historical biography is a topic which historians have neglected for far too long, and this incisive and thought-provoking survey fills a real gap in the literature.' - Jane Ridley, University of Buckingham, UK


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BARBARA CAINE is Professor of History at Monash University, Australia. She has published extensively in the area of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century history and biography.

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