{"product_id":"the-oral-history-reader-paperback","title":"The Oral History Reader - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Perks\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlistair Thomson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Oral History Reader, now in its third edition, is a comprehensive, international anthology combining major, 'classic' articles with cutting-edge pieces on the theory, method and use of oral history. Twenty-seven new chapters introduce the most significant developments in oral history in the last decade to bring this invaluable text up to date, with new pieces on emotions and the senses, on crisis oral history, current thinking around traumatic memory, the impact of digital mobile technologies, and how oral history is being used in public contexts, with more international examples to draw in work from North and South America, Britain and Europe, Australasia, Asia and Africa. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArranged in five thematic sections, each with an introduction by the editors to contextualise the selection and review relevant literature, articles in this collection draw upon diverse oral history experiences to examine issues including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eKey debates in the development of oral history over the past seventy years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eFirst hand reflections on interview practice, and issues posed by the interview relationship \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe nature of memory and its significance in oral history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe practical and ethical issues surrounding the interpretation, presentation and public use of oral testimonies \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ehow oral history projects contribute to the study of the past and involve the wider community. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe challenges and contributions of oral history projects committed to advocacy and empowerment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a revised and updated bibliography and useful contacts list, as well as a dedicated online resources page, this third edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Oral History Reader \u003c\/i\u003eis the perfect tool for those encountering oral history for the first time, as well as for seasoned practitioners. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Perks\u003c\/strong\u003e is Lead Curator of Oral History and Director of National Life Stories at the British Library, Secretary of the UK Oral History Society and an editor of \u003ci\u003eOral History\u003c\/i\u003e Journal. He has served as a Council Member of the International Oral History Association. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlistair Thomson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of History at Monash University. His previous publications include: \u003ci\u003eAnzac Memories: Living With the Legend\u003c\/i\u003e (1994 and 2013), \u003ci\u003eTen Pound Poms: Australia's Invisible Migrants\u003c\/i\u003e (2005, with Jim Hammerton), \u003ci\u003eMoving Stories\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003ean intimate history of four women across two countries\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and \u003ci\u003eOral History and Photography\u003c\/i\u003e (2011, with Alexander Freund).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 722\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.6 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44278714630246,"sku":"9780415707336","price":140.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/eDNhYjFNK2hrbHJzd3BDZjNuMEtKQT09.webp?v=1766488821","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-oral-history-reader-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}