The Politics of Personal Experience : Writing a History of Munchausen Syndromes

How should a historian with personal experience of their topics write about them? Exploring the author's own experiences with Munchausen Syndrome and Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSbP), this book analyzes how various historians have managed “the personal” and their scholarship.It shows how influenc...

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Autor principal: Chris Millard
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Publicado: Routledge 2026
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