The voice of the Past Oral History

The voice of the Past Oral History

" Oral history gives history back to the people in their own words. And in giving a past, it also helps them towards a future of their own making. Oral history and life stories help to create a truer picture of the past and the changing present, documenting the lives and feelings of all kinds o...

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Main Author: Thompson, Paul 1935- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2017
©1978, 1988, 2000
©2017
Edition:FOURTH EDITION
Series:Oxford oral history series
Subjects:
Oral history
History > Methodology
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Table of Contents:
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  • Preface to the Fourth Edition
  • 1. History and the Community
  • 2. Historians and Oral History
  • 3. Reaching Out: Other Cultures
  • 4. Parallel Strands
  • 5. Transforming Oral History through Theory
  • 6. The Achievement of Oral History
  • 7. Evidence
  • 8. Memory and the Self
  • 9. Projects
  • 10. The Interview
  • 11. After the Interview
  • 12. Interpretation
  • Appendix: Three Life-Story Interview Guides
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Websites
  • Index.

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