Jan Vansina’s 1961 book, Oral Tradition, was hailed internationally as a pioneering work in the field of ethno-history. Originally published in French, it was

Oral history has been employed for decades by anthropologists, historians, and sociologists to collect data about lived experience. This volume explores how ora

In the past sixty years, oral history has moved from the periphery to the mainstream of academic studies and is now employed as a research tool by historians, a

According to the Oral History Association, the term oral history refers to "a method of recording and preserving oral testimony" which results in a verbal docum

Gathered here are parts I and II of the Handbook of Oral History, which set the benchmark for knowledge of the field. The eminent contributors discuss the histo