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Product Identifiers

PublisherRoutledge

ISBN-100415133521

ISBN-139780415133524

eBay Product ID (ePID)632339

Product Key Features

Number of Pages494 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameOral History Reader

Publication Year1998

SubjectHistoriography, Globalization, General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, History

AuthorAlistair Thomson

SeriesRoutledge Readers in History Ser.

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight26.5 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN97-012846

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal907.2

Table Of Content1. Critical Developments 2. Interviewing 3. Advocacy and Empowerment 4. Interpreting Memories 5. Making Histories

SynopsisThe Oral History Reader edited by Robert Perks and Alistair Thomson, is an international anthology of the key writings about the theory, method and use of oral history. Arranged in five thematic sections, The Oral History Reader details issues in the theory and practice of oral history. The collection covers key debates in the postwar development of oral history including: * problems posed by interviewing * discussions of the politics of empowerment * analytical strategies for interpreting memories * concerns of archiving, practice, ethics and interpretation. Each section contains an introduction which contextualises the selection by reviewing key isssues and relevant literature. Extensive cross-referencing and indexing provides an aid to research and a crucial comparative dimension. This comprehensive volume illustrates similarities and differences in oral history work from around the world, with examples from North America, Britain, Australasia, Continental Europe, Latin America and Africa. It also details the subjects - such as labour history, women's history, gay and lesbian history, ethnic and indigenous people's history and disability history - to which oral history has made a significant contribution., Arranged in five thematic sections, The Oral History Reader is an international anthology of the key writings about the theory, method and use of oral history.The Oral History Reader edited by Robert Perks and Alistair Thomson, is an international anthology of the key writings about the theory, method and use of oral history.Arranged in five thematic sections, The Oral History Reader details issues in the theory and practice of oral history. The collection covers key debates in the postwar development of oral history including:* problems posed by interviewing* discussions of the politics of empowerment* analytical strategies for interpreting memories* concerns of archiving, practice, ethics and interpretation.Each section contains an introduction which contextualises the selection by reviewing key isssues and relevant literature. Extensive cross-referencing and indexing provides an aid to research and a crucial comparative dimension.This comprehensive volume illustrates similarities and differences in oral history work from around the world, with examples from North America, Britain, Australasia, Continental Europe, Latin America and Africa. It also details the subjects - such as labour history, women's history, gay and lesbian history, ethnic and indigenous people's history and disability history - to which oral history has made a significant contribution.

LC Classification NumberD16.14.O76 1997