Oral history

The Punjab region of India sent more than 600,000 combatants to assist the British war effort during World War I.

In 1949, Ireland left the Commonwealth and the British Empire began its long fragmentation.

This is the story of D-Day, told through the voices of over 1,000 survivors.

Since the 1980s Chicana writers including Gloria Anzaldua, Cherrie Moraga, Sandra Cisneros, Ana Castillo, and Alma Luz Villanueva have reworked iconic Mexican cultural symbols such as mother earth goddesses and La Llorona (the Wailing Woman of Mexican folklore), re-imagining them as powerful female figures.

No one experienced the Freedom Summer of 1964 quite like Tracy Sugarman.

Im »Kirchenkampf« ab 1933 zeigten sich die Unterschiede im Denken und Glauben von sächsischen Pfarrern und ihren Gemeindegliedern.

The stories of Cuban refugees who journeyed across the straits of Florida in search of a better futureBetween April and September 1980, more than 125,000 Cuban refugees fled their homeland, seeking freedom from Fidel Castros dictatorship.

The stories of Cuban refugees who journeyed across the straits of Florida in search of a better futureBetween April and September 1980, more than 125,000 Cuban refugees fled their homeland, seeking freedom from Fidel Castros dictatorship.

How does one write a labour history of a people who have not been involved in the labour movement in significant numbers and, historically, have opposed union membership?

Despite a long and rich tradition of oral history research, few are aware of the innovative and groundbreaking work of oral historians in Canada.

Despite a long and rich tradition of oral history research, few are aware of the innovative and groundbreaking work of oral historians in Canada.

"e;These accounts are not `interviews' in the sense of structured sets of questions and answers.

From the introduction: "e;Folk-tales are the verbal account of the world view and way of life of a people.

In 2022, a surreal and unprecedented year, even the most seasoned commentators struggled to keep pace with the news cycle.

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In a surreal and unprecedented year in which even the most seasoned commentators have struggled to keep pace with the news cycle, letter writers toThe Daily Telegraphhave once again provided their refreshing and witty take on events.

Hollywood: The Oral History covers the history of Hollywood from the Silent era up to the 21st century.

An original and profound portrait of contemporary Britain told through the testimonies of its inhabitants.

Brittle with Relics is a landmark history of the people of Wales during a period of great national change.

Die Erfindung der Monarchie: Eine Analyse der politischen Evolution ist eine tiefgreifende Untersuchung, die das Phänomen der Monarchie in der Menschheitsgeschichte von seinen Ursprüngen bis zur modernen Weltordnung durchleuchtet.

This engaging book sketches an intimate portrait of the life of Wang Fucheng, an illiterate peasant who served for thirty years as Communist party secretary of an impoverished village on the north China plain.

This engaging book sketches an intimate portrait of the life of Wang Fucheng, an illiterate peasant who served for thirty years as Communist party secretary of an impoverished village on the north China plain.

This book provides rich insights into the pre and post care experiences of boys who were pupils in a residential school where the author worked over the course of the 1980s.

This book provides rich insights into the pre and post care experiences of boys who were pupils in a residential school where the author worked over the course of the 1980s.

Practicing Oral History to Connect University to Community illustrates best practices for using oral histories to foster a closer relationship between institutions of higher learning and the communities in which they are located.

Practicing Oral History to Connect University to Community illustrates best practices for using oral histories to foster a closer relationship between institutions of higher learning and the communities in which they are located.

This book, first published in 1982, is an in-depth study of the process of 're-education' undergone by those who had opposed the Communist revolution in China.

This book, first published in 1982, is an in-depth study of the process of 're-education' undergone by those who had opposed the Communist revolution in China.

This volume explores issues of memory, remembering and language in late colonial India.

This volume explores issues of memory, remembering and language in late colonial India.

Among Soviet-Jewish immigrants to the United States in the 1970s, more than 10,000 came from the Black Sea port and resort of Odessa.

As in his highly acclaimed Growing Up Gay in the South, James Sears masterfully blends a symphony of Southern voices to chronicle the era from the baby boom to the dawn of gay rights and the Stonewall riot.

Among Soviet-Jewish immigrants to the United States in the 1970s, more than 10,000 came from the Black Sea port and resort of Odessa.

As in his highly acclaimed Growing Up Gay in the South, James Sears masterfully blends a symphony of Southern voices to chronicle the era from the baby boom to the dawn of gay rights and the Stonewall riot.

Incorporating Nonbinary Gender into Inuit Archaeology: Oral Testimony and Material Inroads explores gender diversity in precontact Inuit history.

Incorporating Nonbinary Gender into Inuit Archaeology: Oral Testimony and Material Inroads explores gender diversity in precontact Inuit history.

This book examines the afterlife of Partition as imprinted on the memories and postmemories of Hindu and Sikh survivors from West Punjab to foreground the intersection between history, memory and narrative.

This book examines the afterlife of Partition as imprinted on the memories and postmemories of Hindu and Sikh survivors from West Punjab to foreground the intersection between history, memory and narrative.

A historical investigation of children's memory of the Holocaust in Greece illustrates that age, generation and geographical background shaped postwar Jewish identities.

A historical investigation of children's memory of the Holocaust in Greece illustrates that age, generation and geographical background shaped postwar Jewish identities.

Narratives of War considers the way war and battle are remembered and narrated across space and time in Europe in the twentieth century.

Narratives of War considers the way war and battle are remembered and narrated across space and time in Europe in the twentieth century.

The five largest southeastern Indian groups - the Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, and Seminoles - were forced to emigrate west to the Indian territory (now Oklahoma) in the 1830s.

The companion volume to the groundbreaking TV series, this book tells the story of the physical, emotional and psychological journey of Allied soldiers from the beaches of Normandy to the ruins of Berlin.

The companion volume to the groundbreaking TV series, this book tells the story of the physical, emotional and psychological journey of Allied soldiers from the beaches of Normandy to the ruins of Berlin.

'A thrilling work' Ta-Nehisi Coates'Lovely and lyrical .

In war, there is no easy victory.

'For you, the war is over.

The Imperial War Museum holds a vast archive of interviews with soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians of most nationalities who saw action during WW2.