'True biographies of nations?' the cultural journeys of dictionaries of national biography

Dictionaries of national biography are a long-established and significant genre of biographical and historical writing, existing in many forms across the globe. This book brings together practitioners from around the English‑speaking world to reflect on national biographical dictionary projects’ rec...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Australian National University Press (-)
Otros Autores: Fox, Karen (Editor ), Fox, Karen, editor (editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Acton, Australian Capital Territory : ANU Press 2019
2019.
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Sumario:Dictionaries of national biography are a long-established and significant genre of biographical and historical writing, existing in many forms across the globe. This book brings together practitioners from around the English‑speaking world to reflect on national biographical dictionary projects’ recent cultural journeys, and the challenges presented to them by such developments as the transition to a digital environment, a new alertness to the need to represent diversity, and the rise of transnationalism. Exploring their paths forward, the chapters of this book collectively make a powerful argument for the continued value and importance of large‑scale collaborative biographical dictionary research.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (238 pages)
ISBN:9781760462758