The voice of the past :
Thompson, Paul, 1935-
The voice of the past : oral history / Paul Thompson. - 3rd ed. - Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2000. - xii, 368 p. ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS : History and the Community ; Historians and Oral History ; The Achievement of Oral History ; Evidence ; Memory and the Self ; Projects ; The Interview ; Storing and Sifting ; Interpretation: The Making of History ; Further Reading and Notes ; A Life-Story Interview Guide ; Index
The author offers advice on designing an oral history 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.
0192893173 (pbk.)
00027863
History--Methodology.
Oral history.
907/.2
The voice of the past : oral history / Paul Thompson. - 3rd ed. - Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2000. - xii, 368 p. ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS : History and the Community ; Historians and Oral History ; The Achievement of Oral History ; Evidence ; Memory and the Self ; Projects ; The Interview ; Storing and Sifting ; Interpretation: The Making of History ; Further Reading and Notes ; A Life-Story Interview Guide ; Index
The author offers advice on designing an oral history 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.
0192893173 (pbk.)
00027863
History--Methodology.
Oral history.
907/.2