Historians' Autobiographies as Historiographical Inquiry

A Global Perspective

Jaume Aurell (University of Navarra)

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Cambridge University Press
02 January 2025

History: theory & methods

Series: Elements in Historical Theory and Practice

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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.

By: Jaume Aurell (University of Navarra)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 259g
ISBN: 9781009539418
ISBN 10: 1009539418
Series: Elements in Historical Theory and Practice
Pages: 84
Publication Date: 02 January 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active