Oral history books

Having lived among the Wakhis of northern Pakistan for several years, Sabine Felmy studied their history and oral...  Read More >>

A unique study of the movement based on fieldwork done at the time of the Mau Mau emergency.  Read More >>

A polyvocal memoir chronicling the experiences of one Jewish family in fascist Italy, as reconstructed from diaries...  Read More >>

This work presents the voices of the South African oral tradition - the historians, the poets, the epic-performers,...  Read More >>

This is a history and ethnography of the Cheyenne people, from their prehistoric origins north of the Great Lakes...  Read More >>

This work presents the voices of the South African oral tradition - the historians, the poets, the epic-performers,...  Read More >>

It may have been coincidental that on a walk in the 14th arrondissement would lead Lucien Duckstein to recall his...  Read More >>

An account of what it was like to be a part-Aboriginal man in outback Australia. Lalor grew up with colour prejudice...  Read More >>

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A remarkable book of photographs accompanied by moving and often disturbing testimonies by the children about their...  Read More >>

This is an oral history of a second-generation, urban-born woman who struggles to survive in the poor, Andean city...  Read More >>

This practical book provides a fascinating - and often moving - account of Professor Williams' adventures into the...  Read More >>

A collection of the legends, wisdom and spiritual teachings of the Ojibway people, taken from the ancient oral tradition....  Read More >>

This fourth volume in the International Yearbook of Oral History and Life Stories tackles questions about the relationships...  Read More >>

The Literature of Nationalism concerns the manner in which, in belles lettres, the oral tradition and journalism,...  Read More >>

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Shortly after World War II began, the US Navy realised their torpedo programme was a failure. This book, based on...  Read More >>

"Nearly 100 tales offer an unparalleled glimpse into beliefs, culture of Pueblo Indians: ""The Kachina Suitors and...  Read More >>

The Dutch writer, artist and film-maker, Armando, who has lived in Berlin since 1979, was deeply affected by the...  Read More >>

This work interweaves about 120 interviews with relatives, friends, colleagues, and students of Elizabeth Bishop...  Read More >>

A memoir of deportation, escape, and survival. In economical prose, Richard Glazar weaves a description of Treblinka...  Read More >>

This is an anthology of the recollections of twenty-one American veterans of World War II. Told from a personal...  Read More >>

Based on interviews with former police officers, this book addresses two main issues. Firstly, the question of how...  Read More >>