Oral history theory
Abrams, Lynn201006UU
Book
Oral history is increasingly acknowledged as a key tool for anyone studying the history of the recent past. This book provides a comprehensive and systematic overview of oral history theory. Oral history is increasingly acknowledged as a key tool for anyone studying the history of the recent past. This book is the first to provide a comprehensive and systematic overview of oral history theory in an accessible format.Review: 'Required reading for oral historians, the book belongs in every academic library. Essential.' -- Choice.
Main title:
Oral history theory / Lynn Abrams.
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Imprint:
London : Routledge : [distributor] Taylor & Francis, c/o Bookpoint : [distributor] Macmillan Distribution Services Pty Ltd : [distributor] Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd : [distributor] Book Promotions : [distributor] Routledge, 2010.
Collation:
224 p. ; 23x16x1 cm.
Notes:
Paperback. B-format paperback.
Contents:
Acknowledgments 1 Introduction: turning practice into theory 2 The peculiarities of oral history 3 Self 4 Subjectivity and intersubjectivity 5 Memory 6 Narrative 7 Performance 8 Power Glossary Guide to further reading.
Biography/History:
Lynn Abrams is Professor of Gender History at the University of Glasgow, UK. She has published widely in the field of women's, gender and oral history, including The Making of Modern Woman: Europe 1789-1918 (2002) and Myth and Materiality in a Woman's World: Shetland 1800-2000 (2005).
ISBN:
9780415427555 (pbk)041542755X (pbk)
Dewey class:
907.2
Local class:
907.2
Language:
English
BRN:
2423236