Oral historypaul thompson is a passionate and convincing crusader in the cause of oral history the times. For centuries the use of oral sources in understanding the past was commonplace. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Part of the opus series providing concise, original and authoritative introductions to a wide range. The voice of the past is the classic text on the oral history, its history and method. In this remarkable oral history of modern chinas greatest tragedy, survivors of the cataclysm share their memories of the devastation and loss. Paul thompson and with joanna bornat oxford oral history series. Plus, free twoday shipping for six months when you sign up for amazon prime for students. Oral history oxford oral history series 9780199335466.
Paul thompson challenges myths of historical scholarship and looks closely at the use of. When an oral history essay places the experiences of an individual within the context of a historical period, it can help illuminate both the individuals experience and the historical period. Paul thompson challenges myths of historical scholarship and. Voice of the past ebook by paul thompson rakuten kobo. Now in a new edition, this influential book traces oral history through its own past and weighs up the recent achievements of this international movement. This new edition combines the classic text of the voice of the past with many new sections, including especially the worldwide development of different forms of oral history and the parallel memory boom, as well as discussions of theory in oral history and. Joanna bornat oral history and life stories, through recording the experiences of people of all kinds, invigorate both past and present, broadening lifes base with unique testimony from hidden spheres of. When i think of an oral history book that set me on the course i have taken in my own work, it is the first edition of the voice of the past. This third edition considers the use of new technologies, including video, in the. Paul thompson the author offers advice on designing an oral history project and discusses the reliability of oral evidence.
New views of local history and is past president of the oral history association. There was something about this textbookthe feeling for humanity, i thinkthat made me excited about pursuing oral history. Oral history gives history back to the people in their own words. Oral history, paul thompson successfully explores all aspects of oral history from a historiographical journey that analyzes. It provides us with a different perspective of the past and gives people a voice who would otherwise not have been heard.
In this extract from his classic textbook, the voice offhe past, thompson explains how oral history has transformed both the. Oral history oxford oral history series kindle edition by thompson, paul. The oral history society promotes the collection, preservation and use of recorded memories and plays a key role in facilitating and developing the use of oral history if you are interested in working with oral history you should join the only organisation in britain and northern ireland that supports and debates such activities. Now in a new edition, this influential book traces oral histor. Pdf on feb 16, 2018, ronald grele and others published the voice of the past. Oral history, paul thompson successfully explores all aspects of oral history from a historiographical journey that analyzes oral history through the ages to advice on designing projects, interviewing techniques, organizing information, and interpretation. The first edition challenged the preconceptions of both oral historians and their skeptics. Oral history and life stories help to create a truer. Folklorists study culture as it is expressed in everyday life and often use oral history projects to gather materials to preserve and study. There are also many, many excellent books that use oral history interviews. Oral history paul thompson is a passionate and convincing crusader in the cause of oral history the times. Selected examples of oral historybased texts 38 this comprehensive oral history bibliography was developed for the publics use by the columbia university center for oral history in 2009 by project coordinator elizabeth grefrath.
This new edition ensures that the voice of the past it will continue to be the central work on oral history. Oxford university presss publication of the fourth edition of the voice of the people, nearly forty years after its first appearance and seventeen years since the last edition, marks a major milestone in oral history. This new edition has been substantially revised, updated and expanded including two newly written chapters capturing the global explosion of oral history activities in the past fifteen years as well as a new chapter by lynn abrams on oral history and theory. Reviews from the second edition of voice of the past. If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Oral history was the first kind of history according to paul thompson in the voice of the past, a key publication in the reemergence of oral history.
In the united states oral history had developed a few years before with the formation of the oral history association in 1966. Oral history aims to contribute to developments in the theory and practice of oral history. Oral history is a method within the history studies in which facetoface interviews are conducted with surviving witnesses or verbal sources are analysed and evaluated. Paul thompson challenges myths of historical scholarship and looks closely at the use of oral sources by historians. This new edition has been substantially revised and updated and includes an expanded discussion of narrative approaches and new technology used in the recording of information.
Oral history oxford oral history series 4 by thompson, paul isbn. This new edition has been substantially revised, updated and expanded including. And in giving a past, it also helps them towards a future of their own making. Joanna bornat oral history gives history back to the people in their own words. Oral history and life stories help to create a truer picture of the past and the changing present, documenting the lives and feelings of all kinds of people, many otherwise hidden from history. The voice of the past oral history paul thompson, a research professor at the university of essex, played a leading role in the creation of the british oral history society and the international oral history movement. Thucydides, history of the peloponnesian war, trans. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click on download. Voice of the past paul thompson oxford university press. Research assistants kaley bell and jared rosenfeld generously assisted on this project. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the voice of the past. Oral history paul thompson now in a new edition, this influential book traces oral history through its own past and weighs up the recent achievements of this international movement.