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Windows into the Past: Life Histories and the Historian of South Asia (ND Critical Problems in History)
Judith M. Brown
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Paperback. Offers a look at how varieties of 'life history' that focus on the lives of institutions and families, as well as individuals, offer a broad and rich means of studying history. Series: Critical Problems in History. Num Pages: 120 pages, 5 illustrated halftones. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBAH; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Judith M. Brown, one of the leading historians of South Asia, provides an original and thought-provoking strategy for conducting and presenting historical research in her latest book, ""Windows into the Past"". Brown looks at how varieties of 'life history' that focus on the lives of institutions and families, as well as individuals, offer a broad and rich means of studying history. Her distinctively creative approach differs from traditional historical biography in that it explores a variety of 'life histories' and shows us how they become invaluable windows into the past. Following her introduction, ""The Practice of History"", Brown opens windows ... Read more
Judith M. Brown, one of the leading historians of South Asia, provides an original and thought-provoking strategy for conducting and presenting historical research in her latest book, ""Windows into the Past"". Brown looks at how varieties of 'life history' that focus on the lives of institutions and families, as well as individuals, offer a broad and rich means of studying history. Her distinctively creative approach differs from traditional historical biography in that it explores a variety of 'life histories' and shows us how they become invaluable windows into the past. Following her introduction, ""The Practice of History"", Brown opens windows ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Series
Critical Problems in History
Number of Pages
132
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268022174
SKU
V9780268022174
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About Judith M. Brown
JUDITH M. BROWN is Beit Professor of Commonwealth History and Professorial Fellow of Balliol College, the University of Oxford. She is the author of Global South Asians: Introducing the Modern Diaspora.
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