Historians'' Autobiographies As Historiographical Inquiry - A Global Perspective

This Element analyses the autobiographies of historians from a global perspective and looks at all eras, from antiquity to the present day. It includes twenty autobiographies: Caesar's and Lucian of Samosata's memories in antiquity; an autobiography of a medieval king such as Peter IV of Aragon; Vico's, Gibbon's and Adams' intellectual self-accounting in modernity; autobiographical revelations and social activism of twentieth century women historians such as Carolyn Steedman, Jill Conway and Gerda Lerner; classical Chinese and Islamic traditions through the autobiographies of Sima Quian and Ibn Khaldun; the perplexities inherent in the modernisation of Japan (Fukuzawa Yukichi), China (Gu Jiegang), India (Nirad Chaudhuri) and Egypt (Taha Hussein); postmodernists such as Rosenstone; and traumatic postcolonial experiences in Africa (Bethwell Ogot), Latin America (Carlos Eire) and Southeast Asia (Wang Gungwu). This Element proposes a literary and historical approach to these autobiographies, emphasising its historiographical dimension and value.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Ancient politics; 2. Medieval narratives; 3. Western rationalities; 4. Colonisation perplexities; 5. Gender perspectives; 6. Postcolonial and postmodern identities; Conclusions.

Zusammenfassung

This Element examines 20 global historians' autobiographies, focusing on their memories, intellectual self-accounting, social activism, classical Chinese and Islamic traditions, modernization, and post-colonial experiences. It offers a literary and historical approach, emphasizing the historiographical dimension and value of these autobiographies.

Vorwort

This Element studies historians' autobiographies from a global perspective, containing gender, postcolonial, and trauma experiences.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jaume Aurell, Jaume (Universidad De Navarra Aurell, Jaume (University of Navarra) Aurell, Aurell Jaume
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.03.2025
• EAN: 9781009539418
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0953941-8
• Seiten: 84
• Serie: Elements in Historical Theory and Practice
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; HISTORY / Historiography, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Historiography, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Literary studies: postcolonial literature