The Voice of the Past: Oral History

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ISBN-10:

0192893173

ISBN-13:

9780192893178

Author(s): Thompson, Paul
Edition: 3rd
Released: May 25, 2000
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
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Description:

Now in a new edition, this influential book traces oral history through its own past and weighs up the recent achievements of this international movement. Paul Thompson challenges myths of historical scholarship and looks closely at the use of oral sources by historians. He offers advice on designing a project; discusses reliability of oral evidence; considers the context of the development of historical writing including its social function; and looks at memory, the self and the use of drama and therapy. This new edition has been substantially revised and updated and includes an expanded discussion of narrative approaches and looks at new technology used in the recording of information.












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