Recording Oral History: A Guide for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Recording Oral History: A Guide for the Humanities and Social Sciences
ISBN-10
0759106541
ISBN-13
9780759106543
Category
Social Science
Pages
398
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
Rowman Altamira
Author
Valerie Raleigh Yow

Description

In this second editon of Recording Oral History, Valerie Raleigh Yow builds on the foundation of her classic text. One of the most widely used and highly regarded textbooks ever published in the field, Yow's updated edition now includes new material on using the internet, an examination of the interactions between oral history and memory processes, and analysis of testimony and the interpretation of meanings in different contexts. Written in a clear, accessible style, this new volume offers historians, social scientists and other practitioners engaged in this difficult, rewarding work a scholarly and practical guide to the methods of oral history. It will interest researchers and students in a wide variety of disciplines including history, sociology, anthropology, education, psychology, social work and ethnographic methods.

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