Reading primary sources : the interpretation of texts from nineteenth- and twentieth-century history / edited by Miriam Dobson and Benjamin Ziemann.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.

vi, 259 pages ; 25 cm.

pt. 1. Reading primary sources : contexts and approaches. Understanding history : hermeneutics and source-criticism in historical scholarship / Philipp Müller -- Reading texts after the linguistic turn : approaches from literary studies and their implications / Christoph Reinfandt -- pt. 2. Varieties of primary sources and their interpretation. Letters / Miriam Dobson -- Surveillance reports / Moritz Föllmer -- Court files / Claudia Verhoeven -- Opinion polls / Anja Kruke -- Memoranda / Kristina Spohr Readman -- Diaries / Christa Hämmerle, translated by Andrew Evans -- Novels / Julia Reid -- Autobiography / David Carlson -- Newspapers / Stephen Vella -- Speeches / Paul Readman -- Testimony / Devin O. Pendas.

Includes bibliographical references and index.