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9780803955790
With extensive examples from both historical and social science literature, this book is a practical guide to methods of recording oral history. The author provides suggestions on a range of techniques from developing a written interview guide and using tape recorders to asking probing questions during in-depth interviews and editing transcriptions. She also covers the ethical and legal issues involved in conducting life-history interviews and elaborates on three different types of oral history projects: community studies, biographies and family histories.Yow, Valerie R. is the author of 'Recording Oral History A Practical Guide for Social Scientists', published 1994 under ISBN 9780803955790 and ISBN 0803955790.
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