Oral History: An Interdisciplinary Anthology

Oral History: An Interdisciplinary Anthology is a collection of classic
articles by some of the best known proponents of oral history, demonstrating
the basics of oral history, while also acting as a guidebook for how to use
it in research. Added to this new edition is insight into how oral history
is practiced on an international scale, making this book an indispensable
resource for scholars of history and social sciences, as well as those
interested in oral history on the avocational level.

This volume is a reprint of the 1984 edition, with the added bonus of a new
introduction by David Dunaway and a new section on how oral history is
practiced on an international scale. Selections from the original volume
trace the origins of oral history in the United States, provide insights on
methodology and interpretation, and review the various approaches to oral
history used by folklorists, historians, anthropologists, and librarians,
among others. Family and ethnic historians will find chapters addressing the
applications of oral history in those fields.