History biographies
Global biographies
Book Information
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 288
- Price: £85.00
- Published Date: August 2022
Description
Global biographies provides an advanced and comprehensive analytical framework for historians to use biography as a method to write global history. Moving beyond the state-of-the-art, the volume defines and operationalises three uniquely tailored approaches to global biographies: 'time and periodisation', 'exceptional normal' and 'space and scales'. From Icelandic communists and Jewish medical students, via Zambian Third Worldism and Albanian nationalism, to the Black/White Atlantic and Australian internationalists, the volume tests the prospects and pitfalls of the approaches it launches.
Contents
Introduction - Laura Almagor, Haakon A. Ikonomou and Gunvor Simonsen
PART I: Time and periodisation
1 Wilsonian moments: Thanassis Aghnides between empire and nation state - Haakon A. Ikonomou
2 Making sense of 1956: experiencing and negotiating the socialist project in Iceland - Rósa Magnúsdóttir
3 Colonial masculinity: monarchy, military, colonialism, fascism and decolonisation - Diana M. Natermann
4 Jewish medical students in Vienna between two world wars - Natalia Aleksiun
PART II: Exceptional normal
5 'Just an African radical'? A Zambian at the edge of the third world - Ismay Milford
6 Exceptionally normal (post)Ottomans: how failure shaped the futures of Balkan heroes - Isa Blumi
7 The exceptional normal: Hugh Lenox Scott (1853-1934) and the United States' imperial expansion - Stefan Eklöf Amirell
8 A fateful beginning: Mehmed Cavid Bey, politics and finance in the global Middle East, 1908-14 - Ozan Ozavci
PART III: Space and scales
9 Scholar, refugee worker, Jew: Koppel S. Pinson (1904-61) - Laura Almagor
10 Transnational agitator and union activist: James W. Ford and the communist push into the Black Atlantic - Holger Weiss
11 A woman with a typewriter: the international career of Dorothea Weger - Benja
Biography
Written account of a person's life
For other uses, see Biography (disambiguation).
A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae (résumé), a biography presents a subject's life story, highlighting various aspects of their life, including intimate details of experience, and may include an analysis of the subject's personality.
Biographical works are usually non-fiction, but fiction can also be used to portray a person's life. One in-depth form of biographical coverage is called legacy writing. Works in diverse media, from literature to film, form the genre known as biography.
An authorized biography is written with the permission, cooperation, and at times, participation of a subject or a subject's heirs. An unauthorized biography is one written without such permission or participation. An autobiography is written by the person themselves, sometimes with the assistance of a collaborator or ghostwriter.
History
At first, biographical writings were regarded merely as a subsection of history with a focus on a particular individual of historical importance. The independent genre of biography as distinct from general history writing, began to emerge in the 18th century and reached its contemporary form at the turn of the 20th century.
Historical biography
Biography is the earliest literary genre in history. According to Egyptologist Miriam Lichtheim, writing took its first steps toward literature in the context of the private tomb funerary inscriptions. These were commemorative biographical texts recounting the careers of deceased high royal officials. The earliest biographical texts are from the 26th century BC.
In the 21st century BC, another famous biography was composed in Mesopotamia about Gilgames "The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon." -Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings Biography Abrams is now one of the most prominent African American female politicians in the United States. Biography A progressive social reformer and activist, Jane Addams was on the frontline of the settlement house movement and was the first American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize. Biography Toshiko Akiyoshi changed the face of jazz music over her 60-year career. As one of few women and Asian musicians in the jazz world, Akiyoshi infused Japanese culture, sounds, and instruments into her music. Biography Famed author Louisa May Alcott created colorful relatable characters in 19th century novels. Biography At the age of 16, Sonita Alizadeh found out she was to be sold into marriage. Propelled to do something by this experience and the experiences of other women around her, the young Afghani woman turned to rap music. Biography June Almeida serves as a role model for determination and innovation. As the person to identify the first human coronavirus, scientists, and people all over the world, are indebted to her work. Biography Journalist and poet Asieh Amini is a leading voice in the campaign to end stoning and juvenile executions in Iran. Biography Poet, dancer, singer, activist, and scholar, Maya Angelou is a world-famous author. She is best known for her unique and pio I was pondering—as one does—what makes history come alive, and I noticed listeners often say, “This is the biography X deserves!” when they love a title. Sometimes biographies are about multiple people or a famous event, but a great biography manages through deep research and narrative arc to provide a fresh take on a familiar subject. Here, I’ve curated my favorite biographies that reveal a “household name” in a whole new way in audio; all of them feature rich historic detail and unpausable, stellar narration. Enjoy! A fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography that challenges long-held assumptions about the man we know as Jesus of Nazareth.... To look at the historical Jesus within the context of Roman-occupied Palestine seems to fascinate everyone: Christians, atheists, and adherents to other religions. The author’s narration adds to the experience of Zealot. It took an anthropologist—who spent years learning Mongolian, living on the steppes for a part of each year, and listening for the truth of Genghis Khan’s life—to flesh out a biography of a man whose life may actually have been bigger than his myth. With irresistible style and warm humor, You Never Forget Your First combines rigorous research and lively storytelling that will have listeners - including those who thought presidential biographies were just for dads - inhaling every word.... The father of our country, up close and personal. Alexis Coe delves into primary sources to assemble a picture of Washington that includes but is not limited to the truth about those wooden teeth, his complex and loving relationship with family members, the enslaved people he owned, and of course his political and military wisdom. Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow returns with a sweeping and dramatic portrait of one of our most compelling generals and presidents, U Biographies
Women have always played an active role in history. Explore some of the historical women and contemporary newsmakers that continue to impact the world. New biographies are added regularly, so check back to discover inspiring new stories!
Stacey Abrams
Jane Addams
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Louisa May Alcott
Sonita Alizadeh
June Almeida
Asieh Amini
Maya Angelou
Jesus Christ
Zealot
Genghis Khan
George Washington
You Never Forget Your First
Ulysses S. Grant
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