{"product_id":"voice-of-the-past","title":"Voice of the Past","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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\n\u003cbr\u003eat memory, the self 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\n\u003cbr\u003ethe recording of information.   Reviews from the second edition of Voice of the Past: Oral History   'Paul Thompson is a passionate and convincing crusader in the cause of oral history' The Times Educational Supplement    'It must be rare in modern academic life to replace your own unrivalled book after 10 years with an even better one, but he has done so. His new material on memory and the self, and on drama as therapy,\n\u003cbr\u003eshould be read by literary critics in their infancy.' The Independent    '...the first book to combine a theory of oral history, the technical processes involved, and a road map of where\n\u003cbr\u003eoral evidence fits into the landscape of western historiography.' American Historical Review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44156551954670,"sku":"9780192893178","price":61.94,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780192893178.jpg?v=1706256504","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/voice-of-the-past","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}