Changing conceptions of national biography: the oxford dnb in historical perspective
Auteur :
Thomas, Keith
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521671187
Date de publication :
30 juin 2005
Dimensions :
18,7 x 12,4 x 0,8 cm
Poids :
80 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In his Leslie Stephen Lecture the great historian Keith Thomas surveys the many earlier attempts at collective biography, considers the relationship of the Oxford DNB to them, and offers a preliminary assessment of the Oxford DNB itself, a project with which he himself has been closely involved since its inception.