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A People's History of the United Statesby Howard Zinn
HarperCollins 2010; US$ 14.99Since its original landmark publication in 1980, A People's History of the United States has been chronicling American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version of history taught in schools -- with its emphasis on great men in high places -- to focus on the street, the home, and the, workplace. Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of -- and in the words of -- America's women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers. As historian Howard Zinn shows, many of our country's greatest battles -- the fights for a fair wage, an eight-hour workday, child-labor... more...
Dambustersby Max Arthur
Ebury Publishing 2009; US$ 10.96On the night of 16?17 May 1943, nineteen Lancaster bombers from 617 Squadron headed for Germany. Their mission, for which they had been trained under a cloak of absolute secrecy, was to destroy the dams of the Ruhr Valley and in doing so cripple the Nazi industrial war effort. It was to become one of the most famous raids of WWII. For the first time, acclaimed oral historian Max Arthur has gathered together the voices of the ?Dambusters?, including Guy Gibson, commander of the mission and Barnes Wallis, who developed the iconic Bouncing Bomb. These voices tell of the hard training and sheer bravery that went into this legendary mission. We also hear from the German civilians who suffered the attack, who speak of the devastation that... more...
Voice of the Pastby Paul Thompson
OUP Oxford 2000; US$ 37.12In 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, theself and the use of drama and therapy. 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. Reviews from the second edition of Voice of... more...
Long Time, Olden Timeby Peter Read; Jay Read
IAD Press 1991; US$ 10.45The year is 1977, and Dinny Japaljarri remembers a time when the Northern Territory was a very different place. Twenty five years on, many of the events in this book now survive only in the memories of a generation that has passed, or is passing, away. Their stories, however, live on told here in the vibrant tradition of Aboriginal oral history, from the transcripts and recordings that form the basis for this fascinating and important document. From first contact with Macassans then Europeans, through two World Wars and beyond, Peter and Jay Read?s collection of stories stands as a unique record of Aboriginal accounts of the conflict and co-existence that have defined the flavour of the Territory. more...
Oral History Readerby Robert Perks; Alistair Thomson
Routledge 1997; US$ 36.95The Oral History Reader is an international anthology of the key writings about the theory, method and use of oral history. The collection covers key debates in the postwar development of oral history. more...
Life Stories of Undistinguished Americans as Told by: Expanded Editionby Hamilton Holt
Routledge 2000; US$ 37.95This is a collection of touching autobiographies of ordinary people. First published in 1906, and reissued a decade ago, this new edition is expanded to include lives not included originally. more...
Memory and Memorials, 1789-1914by Matthew Campbell; Sally Shuttleworth; Jaqueline M. Labbe
Routledge 2000; US$ 170.00This volume explores the cultural importance of concepts and theories of memory. Ranging historically from the French Revolution to the beginnings of Modernism, it examines the importance of memory in cultural history. more...
Desperate Hoursby Richard Goldstein
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 19.95"A stupendous feat of reportage." -Ron Powers, cowriter of Flags of Our Fathers Praise for Desperate Hours "Goldstein's book is packed with detail. . . . This description of the Doria's sinking is especially moving." -The New York Times "A stupendous feat of reportage. Goldstein has virtually put us into lifeboats and sent us hurtling into the North Atlantic on the night of July 25, 1956." -Ron Powers, cowriter, Flags of Our Fathers, and author of Dangerous Water and Tom and Huck Don't Live Here Anymore On an extraordinary summer's night in 1956, in a fog off Nantucket, the world-renowned ocean liner Andrea Doria collided with the Swedish liner Stockholm and, eleven hours later, tragically sank. But in that brief time the Doria became,... more...
Every Tongue Got to Confessby Zora Neale Hurston
HarperCollins US 2004; US$ 9.99E-Book Extra: Oral Tradition: A Reading Group Guide An extensive volume of nearly 500 folktales celebrating African American oral tradition, community, and faith, collected by Zora Neale Hurston on her travels through the Gulf States in the late 1920s. The New York Times calls these bitter and often hilarious tales ?splendidly vivid and true?. Every .. more...
Oral Traditions and the Verbal Artsby Ruth Finnegan
Routledge 1991; US$ 53.95Provides up-to-date guidance on how to approach the study of oral forms and their performances, examining both the practicalities of fieldwork and the methods by which oral texts and performances can be observed, collected and analysed. more...