Oral History is a means of recording the past, through interviews. There has been much oral history activity in Southeast Asia since the 1960s at both the institutional and individual levels. This volume contains a range of papers dealing with the theoretical, methodological and practical issues in oral history and the unique problems of their application in the Southeast Asian context. The authors include both academics and practitioners who bring with them a wealth of expertise and experience in anthropology, history, sociology, publishing and archives administration. Refer to this link for list of supported app: Click here! Buy by Chapter (individual chapters fulfilled in digital format) Preliminary pages 1. A Global Perspective of Oral History in Southeast Asia 2. The Value of Oral Testimony: Text and Orality in the Reconstruction of the Past 3. Ideology and Oral History Institutions in Southeast Asia 4. Oral History Methodology: The Life History Approach 5. Interviewing the Business and Political Elite of Singapore: Methods and Problems 6. Oral History and Self Portraits: Interviewing the Thai Elite 7. The Narrative Interview Process 8. Some Experiences and Issues of Cross-Cultural Fieldwork in Singapore 9. The Reconstruction of Life Histories 10. The Writing of the Biography of Tan Sri Fatimah Hashim 11. Directory of Oral History Institutions in Southeast Asia Index Subjects:HISTORY / Asia / Southeast AsiaNumber of Pages: 170Imprint: Institute of Southeast Asian StudiesPublication Date: 36795Format: PB
