When history is personal

by Schwartz, Mimi

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Title Statements

Full title :When history is personal / Mimi Schwartz.

Summary

When History Is Personal contains the stories of twenty-five moments in Mimi Schwartzs life, each heightened by its connection to historical, political, and social issues. These essays look both inward and outward so that these individualized tales tell a larger story of assimilation, the womens movement, racism, anti-Semitism, end-of-life issues, ethics in writing, digital and corporate challenges, and courtroom justice. A shrewd and discerning storyteller, Schwartz captures history from her vantage as a child of German-Jewish immigrants, a wife of over fifty years, a breast cancer survivor, a working mother, a traveler, a tennis player, a daughter, and a widow. In adding her personal story to the larger narrative of history, culture, and politics, Schwartz invites readers to consider her personal take alongside official histories and offers readers fresh assessments of our collective past.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2018

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):University of Nebraska Press
Place of Publication:Lincoln
Language:eng
Publication Date:2018

The Physical Object

Description:xvi, 225 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781496206305, 1496206304
oclc:on1004512031
LC Classification:PE64.S38
Dewey Decimal:818/.603

Subjects

Anecdotes Autobiographies Autobiography Biographies BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Personal M… English teachers English teachers -- Biography. -- Unite… Germany -- Horb am Neckar Jewish women Jewish women -- Biography -- United Sta… Juives -- Biographies. -- États-Unis Professeurs d'anglais -- Biographies. -… Rexingen (Horb am Neckar, Germany) -- A… Schwartz, Mimi United States