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The Voice of the Past
Paul Thompson
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Description for The Voice of the Past
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 4KL; HBTD. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
In this revised edition of Paul Thompson's successful book, he traces oral history through its own past and weighs up the recent achievements of this international movement. He challenges myths of historical scholarship and looks at the use of oral sources by the historian. The author offers advice on designing a project; discusses reliability of oral evidence; considers the context of the development of historical writing including it's 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 ... Read more
In this revised edition of Paul Thompson's successful book, he traces oral history through its own past and weighs up the recent achievements of this international movement. He challenges myths of historical scholarship and looks at the use of oral sources by the historian. The author offers advice on designing a project; discusses reliability of oral evidence; considers the context of the development of historical writing including it's 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
382
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192893178
SKU
V9780192893178
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About Paul Thompson
Paul Thompson is Director of the National Life Story Collection in London and founder-editor of Oral History.
Reviews for The Voice of the Past
The Voice of the Past's success is a testament to a broader appeal- not only scholars and students, but museum curators, community and local historians, genealogists, indeed anyone interested in the past.. In the survey of work in the field, Thompson extends his prodigious capacity for sythesising a huge range of the sources available around the world, drawing from many ... Read more