The current overview provides an interdisciplinary synthesis of autobiographical and
collective memory studies, focusing on history and cognitive psychology, to help other …

We hope that this book will be of use to any researcher considering the use of qualitative
methods in their undergraduate or postgraduate research. It brings together a variety of …

2012 marks the 63rd anniversary of the Nakba-the most traumatic catastrophe that ever
befell Palestinians. This book explores new ways of remembering and commemorating the …

Elizabeth Tonkin looks at how oral histories are constructed and how they should be
interpreted. Her study is illustrated through a wide range of examples of memory, narration …

High Tech and High Heels in the Global Economy is an ethnography of globalization
positioned at the intersection between political economy and cultural studies. Carla …

Starting in the late 1970s, tens of thousands of American industrial workers lost jobs in
factories and mines. Deindustrialization had dramatic effects on those workers and their …

La memoria es un tema tan amplio que su tratamiento completo abarcaría de la psicología a
la filosofía, de la neurología a la historia moderna y de la zoología a la «petite madeleine» …

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 …

Country roads in the American South are mystical and inspiring. Robert Johnson met a
Gentleman at the intersection of two such roads, bartering his soul for dexterity on the guitar …

First published in 1990, The Myths We Live By explores how memory and tradition are
continually reshaped and recycled to make sense of the past from the standpoint of the …