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Clio's Lives: Biographies And Autobiographies Of Historians (anu Lives Series In Biography) by Doug Munro; John G Reid; Australian National University Press is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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Including contributions from leading scholars in the field from both Australia and North America, this collection explores diverse approaches to writing the lives of historians and ways of assessing the importance of doing so. Beginning with the writing of autobiographies by historians, the volume then turns to biographical studies, both of historians whose writings were in some sense nation-defining and those who may be regarded as having had a major influence on defining the discipline of history. The final section explores elements of collective biography, linking these to the formation of historical networks. A concluding essay by Barbara Caine offers a critical appraisal of the study of historians'biographies and autobiographies to date, and maps out likely new directions for future work.Clio's Lives is a very good scholarly collection that advances the study of autobiography and biography within the writing of history itself, taking theoretical questions in significant new directions. The contributors are well known and highly respected in the history profession and write with an insight and intellectual energy that will ensure the book has considerable impact. They examine c

Author

Doug Munro; John G Reid; Australian National University Press

Publisher

ANU Press

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781760461430

Subjects

Memoir, Historical Fiction, History