Egodocuments and History: Autobiographical Writing in Its Social Context Since the Middle Ages
- ISBN-10
- 9065504397
- ISBN-13
- 9789065504395
- Category
- Autobiographies
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Uitgeverij Verloren
- Author
- Rudolf Dekker
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