Oral History

Voices from the Workhouse tells the real inside story of the workhouse - in the words of those who experienced the institution at first hand, eithe...

In 1914, the East London Federation of Suffragettes, led by Sylvia Pankhurst, split from the WSPU. Sylvia’s mother and sister, Emmeline and Christa...

War in the Wilderness is the most comprehensive account ever published of the human aspects of the Chindit war in Burma. The word ‘Chindit’ will al...

When U.S. troops withdrew from Vietnam, they left behind thousands of young children fathered by American soldiers. The new regime regarded the ...

Challenges, opportunities, and methodological issues in the creation of oral history archives in the Arab worldOral history archives have always be...

An Open Access edition of this book is available on the Liverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library. Steel City Readers makes availabl...

Bringing together multidisciplinary scholars from the growing discipline of food studies, Food Mobilities examines food provisioning and the food c...

Since 1964, Colombia has been embroiled in internal armed conflict among guerrilla groups, paramilitary militias, and the country’s own military. C...

During the late twentieth century, the number of museums in the UK dramatically increased. Typically small and independent, the new museums concent...

The powerful story of an art form that has transformed the cultural landscape, by an award-winning poet, professor, and slam champion.'AN ENGAGING...

Voices of Geordie Childhood is a remarkable compilation of oral history extracts drawn from the extensive Beamish Museum Audio Archive, revealing w...

In Spite of Oceans: Migrant Voices explores the individual journeys of generations in transition from the South Asian subcontinent to England. Poig...

After the Second World War, 400,000 German servicemen were imprisoned on British soil, some remaining until 1948. These defeated men in their tatte...

The Second World War widows were the ‘forgotten women’, largely ignored by the government and the majority of the population. The men who died in t...

Jewish Ireland: A Social History is an engaging and thoroughly researched panorama of Irish Jewry. Based on library and archival material, private ...

The key to getting on with our closest Continental neighbours is to know the truth about what they endured during the German Occupation in the Seco...

Student-Centered Oral History explores the overlaps of culturally relevant teaching, student-centered teaching, and oral history to demonstrate how...

This book is a biography in the form of an oral history about a woman whose founding of Arena Stage in Washington, DC in 1950 shifted live professi...

How do we talk about porn? Why it is that when we do talk about porn, we tend to retreat into the abstract? How do we have meaningful conversations...

This book is a biography in the form of an oral history about a woman whose founding of Arena Stage in Washington, DC in 1950 shifted live professi...

Student-Centered Oral History explores the overlaps of culturally relevant teaching, student-centered teaching, and oral history to demonstrate how...

An original and profound portrait of contemporary Britain told through the testimonies of its inhabitants.'A spectacularly enjoyable and compelling...

As uncontrolled development forces crises in the natural world, deeply ingrained human connections with the earth are changing. Oral history's prov...

Advocating nuclear war, attempting communication with dolphins and taking an interest in the paranormal and UFOs, there is perhaps no greater (or s...

Practicing Critical Oral History: Connecting School and Community provides ways and words for educators to use critical oral history in their class...

'Essential . . . thrilling . . . invaluable.' Irish Times'Absorbing . . . rippling with fun and atmosphere.' Sight & Sound'Hollywood's ultimate...

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The Phoenix Park in Dublin holds a special place in the collective memory of Irish people. From the assassinations of 1882 and the destruction of s...

Using examples from Indigenous community oral history projects throughout Canada and the United States, this new edition is informed by best practi...