Around the Globe

Rethinking Oral History with Its Protagonists

Edited by Miroslav Vanek

Edited by Miroslav Vanek

Distributed for the Karolinum Press, Charles University

Paper $20.00 ISBN: 9788024622262 Published October 2013 Not for sale in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic

PDF $8.00 ISBN: 9788024623740 Published October 2013

ePub $8.00 ISBN: 9788024630557 Published October 2013

In this unusual and important new work, Miroslav Vanek interviews twelve experts on oral history to discuss the medium’s current status within the social sciences in light of recent technology breakthroughs. Around the Globe addresses many of the challenges of oral history, from its inherent subjectivity to whether it should be treated as a discipline or simply a method for research. The interviewees also include their own accounts of how they began to study oral history, giving each section of the book a personal element that makes it a unique handbook for anyone using oral history in their research.