Primo Levi and the genre of testimony

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 287-300

  Carter White, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Historiography; Literature; Primo Levi; Testimony; Trauma; Witnessing

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; LITERATURE REVIEW;

EID: 84858007893     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: 14755661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5661.2011.00457.x     Document Type: Article

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