How can oral evidence be generated, selected and analyzed so that oral history becomes a reliable historical tool? The author shows how, with the help of social science methodology, the unique insights gained from talking to individuals about the past can be a valuable addition to historical sources. The book provides the reader with detailed guidelines on the interviewing process, who to interview, how to interview, and how to analyze the information, whether from a single interview or a large archive. Also examined are the problems of memoryohow researchers can check reliability and accuracy.
- ISBN10 0389207799
- ISBN13 9780389207795
- Publish Date 11 August 1988 (first published 29 October 1987)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 27 January 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 175
- Language English