Against the Biography: A Review of Daniel Magaziner's <i>Available Light</i>

It is rare to read a biography authored by a historian who finds biographies offensive to his ‘most tightly held methodological truth’ (8).1 The social historian Daniel Magaziner seems to have been...

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South African Historical Journal
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2026-06-24
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https://doi.org/10.1080/02582473.2026.2685970
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Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis
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Against the Biography: A Review of Daniel Magaziner's Available Light

Nomusa Makhubu
South African Historical Journal
Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis
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Against the Biography: A Review of Daniel Magaziner's Available Light

Nomusa Makhubu
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It is rare to read a biography authored by a historian who finds biographies offensive to his ‘most tightly held methodological truth’ (8).1 The social historian Daniel Magaziner seems to have been...

South African Historical Journal
University of Cape Town (ZA)
Openalex Percentile: Top 2%
Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis
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