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The Oral History Manual is designed to help anyone interested in
doing oral history research to think like an oral historian.
Recognizing that oral history is a research methodology, the
authors define oral history and then discuss the methodology in the
context of the oral history life cycle - the guiding steps that
take a practitioner from idea through access/use. They examine how
to articulate the purpose of an interview, determine legal and
ethical parameters, identify narrators and interviewers, choose
equipment, develop budgets and record-keeping systems, prepare for
and record interviews, care for interview materials, and use the
interview information. In this third edition, in addition to new
information on methodology, memory, technology, and legal options
incorporated into each chapter, a completely new chapter provides
guidelines on how to analyze interview content for effective use of
oral history interview information. The Oral History Manual
provides an updated and expanded road map and a solid introduction
to oral history for all oral history practitioners, from students
to community and public historians.
- Differentiates tribal oral histories from those involving
nontribal people - Authors are experts in their fields - Concise,
easy to read, and it tackles a very complex subject in a way that
makes it easy to understand - Expanded second edition covers
Canada, technology and more on ethics and access
- Differentiates tribal oral histories from those involving
nontribal people - Authors are experts in their fields - Concise,
easy to read, and it tackles a very complex subject in a way that
makes it easy to understand - Expanded second edition covers
Canada, technology and more on ethics and access
"More dramtatic than fiction...THE GUNS OF AUGUST is a magnificent narrative--beautifully organized, elegantly phrased, skillfully paced and sustained....The product of painstaking and sophisticated research." CHICAGO TRIBUNE Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Barbara Tuchman has brought to life again the people and events that led up to Worl War I. With attention to fascinating detail, and an intense knowledge of her subject and its characters, Ms. Tuchman reveals, for the first time, just how the war started, why, and why it could have been stopped but wasn't. A classic historical survey of a time and a people we all need to know more about, THE GUNS OF AUGUST will not be forgotten.
The Oral History Manual is designed to help anyone interested in
doing oral history research to think like an oral historian.
Recognizing that oral history is a research methodology, the
authors define oral history and then discuss the methodology in the
context of the oral history life cycle - the guiding steps that
take a practitioner from idea through access/use. They examine how
to articulate the purpose of an interview, determine legal and
ethical parameters, identify narrators and interviewers, choose
equipment, develop budgets and record-keeping systems, prepare for
and record interviews, care for interview materials, and use the
interview information. In this third edition, in addition to new
information on methodology, memory, technology, and legal options
incorporated into each chapter, a completely new chapter provides
guidelines on how to analyze interview content for effective use of
oral history interview information. The Oral History Manual
provides an updated and expanded road map and a solid introduction
to oral history for all oral history practitioners, from students
to community and public historians.
Covering all aspects of photodynamic therapy, 70 expert
contributors from the fields of photochemistry, photobiology,
photophysics, pharmacology, oncology and surgery, provide
multidisciplinary discussions on photodynamic therapy - a
rapidly-developing approach to the treatment of solid
tumours.;Photodynamic Therapy: Basic Principles and Clinical
Applications describes the molecular and cellular effects of
photodynamic treatment; elucidates the complex events leading to
photodynamics tissue destruction, particularly vascular and
inflammatory responses; discusses the principles of light
penetration through tissues and optical dosimetry; examines
photosensitizer pharmacology and delivery systems; reviews in
detail photosensitizer structure-activity relationships;
illustrates novel devices that aid light dosimetry and fluorescence
detection; and extensively delineates clinical applications,
including early diagnosis and treatment.;A comprehensive and
up-to-date reference, this book should be useful for oncologists,
pharmacologists, surgeons, photobiologists, optical engineers,
laser technicians, biologists, physicists, chemists and biochemists
involved in cancer research, as well as graduate-level students in
these disciplines.
This book covers all major areas of interest in the rapidly
expanding field of in vitro methods for percutaneous absorption
studies. Specific areas discussed include diffusion cell design,
receptor fluid, preparation of skin, and temperature. The book
covers experimental methodology, as well as the underlying
principles and fundamentals that help professionals and students
gain an understanding of the basis for currently used methodology.
It has been half a century since the last book that addressed how
historical societies can utilize oral history. In this brief,
practical guide, internationally known oral historian Barbara W.
Sommer applies the best practices of contemporary oral historians
to the projects that historical organizations of all sizes and
sorts might develop. The book -covers project personnel options,
funding options, legal and ethical issues, interviewing techniques,
and cataloging guidelines;-identifies helpful steps for historical
societies when developing and doing oral history projects;-includes
a dozen model case studies;-provides additional resources,
templates, forms, and bibliography for the reader.
More than 1.3 million Korean Americans live in the United
States, the majority of them foreign-born immigrants and their
children, the so-called 1.5 and second generations. While many sons
and daughters of Korean immigrants outwardly conform to the
stereotyped image of the upwardly mobile, highly educated
super-achiever, the realities and challenges that the children of
Korean immigrants face in their adult lives as their immigrant
parents grow older and confront health issues that are far more
complex. In Caring Across Generations, Grace J. Yoo and Barbara W.
Kim explore how earlier experiences helping immigrant parents
navigate American society have prepared Korean American children
for negotiating and redefining the traditional gender norms, close
familial relationships, and cultural practices that their parents
expect them to adhere to as they reach adulthood. Drawing on
in-depth interviews with 137 second and 1.5 generation Korean
Americans, Yoo & Kim explore issues such as their childhood
experiences, their interpreted cultural traditions and values in
regards to care and respect for the elderly, their attitudes and
values regarding care for aging parents, their observations of
parents facing retirement and life changes, and their experiences
with providing care when parents face illness or the prospects of
dying. A unique study at the intersection of immigration and aging,
Caring Across Generations provides a new look at the linked lives
of immigrants and their families, and the struggles and triumphs
that they face over many generations.
Growing plants from seeds isn't difficult; it just takes a little
know-how. Now, gardeners of any experience level can get a jump on
the growing season with this concise, straightforward guide. Expert
gardener Barbara Ellis provides the basic information that you need
and teaches you foolproof starting techniques for a variety of
vegetables, herbs, and flowers.
"Wise, witty, and wonderful . . . A great book, in a great historical tradition." Commentary
The 14th century gives us back two contradictory images: a glittering time of crusades and castles, cathedrals and chivalry, and a dark time of ferocity and spiritual agony, a world plunged into a chaos of war, fear and the Plague. Barbara Tuchman anatomizes the century, revealing both the great rhythms of history and the grain and texture of domestic life as it was lived.
The second book in the five-volume Community Oral History Toolkit
walks you through all the planning steps to travel from an idea to
a completed collection of oral history interviews. Informed by an
extensive survey of oral historians from across the country, this
guide will get you started on firm ground so you don't get mired in
unforeseen problems in the middle of your project. Designed
especially for project administrators, it identifies participants
and responsibilities that need to be covered, and details planning
needs for everything from budgeting to technology, and from legal
issues to ethics. Planning a Community Oral History Project sets
the stage for the implementation steps outlined in Volume 3,
Managing a Community Oral History Project.
Community projects often falter after the interviews are completed.
This final book of the five-volume Community Oral History Toolkit
explains the importance of processing and archiving oral histories
and takes the reader through all the steps required for good
archiving and for concluding the oral history project so that it is
preserved and accessible for future generations. The authors give
special attention to record-keeping systems and repositories, and
provide several examples from actual projects to ground the
information in practical terms. Charts, checklists, and sample
forms also help the reader apply concepts to practice. Volume 5
finishes with examples of creative ways community projects have
used oral histories, such as performances, exhibitions,
celebrations, websites, and more, in order to promote history and
engage the community.
The third book in the five-volume Community Oral History Toolkit
takes the planning steps outlined in Volume 2 and puts them into
action. It provides the practical details for turning your plans
into reality and establishes the basis for guiding your project
through the interviews to a successful conclusion. Project
directors are given concrete, useful advice on how to manage
people, money, technology, publicity, and administrative tasks from
the beginning to the end of the project. Volume 3 outlines details
for developing the necessary forms to properly administer a
community oral history project (sample forms provided). The authors
advise how to recruit volunteers and interviewees and provide
helpful tips for conducting thorough interview and transcription
training sessions and how to make arrangements for the life and
safety of the project once the interviews are complete.
It has been half a century since the last book that addressed how
historical societies can utilize oral history. In this brief,
practical guide, internationally known oral historian Barbara W.
Sommer applies the best practices of contemporary oral historians
to the projects that historical organizations of all sizes and
sorts might develop. The book -covers project personnel options,
funding options, legal and ethical issues, interviewing techniques,
and cataloging guidelines;-identifies helpful steps for historical
societies when developing and doing oral history projects;-includes
a dozen model case studies;-provides additional resources,
templates, forms, and bibliography for the reader.
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction
books of all time The Proud Tower, the Pulitzer Prize-winning The
Guns of August, and The Zimmerman Telegram comprise Barbara W.
Tuchman's classic histories of the First World War era In this
landmark, Pulitzer Prize-winning account, renowned historian
Barbara W. Tuchman re-creates the first month of World War I:
thirty days in the summer of 1914 that determined the course of the
conflict, the century, and ultimately our present world. Beginning
with the funeral of Edward VII, Tuchman traces each step that led
to the inevitable clash. And inevitable it was, with all sides
plotting their war for a generation. Dizzyingly comprehensive and
spectacularly portrayed with her famous talent for evoking the
characters of the war's key players, Tuchman's magnum opus is a
classic for the ages. Praise for The Guns of August "A brilliant
piece of military history which proves up to the hilt the force of
Winston Churchill's statement that the first month of World War I
was 'a drama never surpassed.'"--Newsweek "More dramatic than
fiction . . . a magnificent narrative--beautifully organized,
elegantly phrased, skillfully paced and sustained."--Chicago
Tribune "A fine demonstration that with sufficient art rather
specialized history can be raised to the level of literature."--The
New York Times "[The Guns of August] has a vitality that transcends
its narrative virtues, which are considerable, and its feel for
characterizations, which is excellent."--The Wall Street Journal
The first book of the five-volume Community Oral History Toolkit
sets the stage for an oral history project by placing community
projects into a larger context of related fields and laying a sound
theoretical foundation. It introduces the field of oral history to
newcomers, with discussions of the historical process, the
evolution of oral history as a research methodology, the nature of
community, and the nature of memory. It also elaborates on best
practices for community history projects and presents a detailed
overview of the remaining volumes of the Toolkit, which cover
Planning, Management, Interviewing, and After-the-Interview
processing and curation. Introduction to Community Oral History
features a comprehensive glossary, index, bibliography, and
references, as well as numerous sample forms that are needed
throughout the process of conducting community oral history
projects.
The interview is the anchor of an oral history project. The fourth
book in the five-volume Community Oral History Toolkit guides the
interviewer through all the steps from interview preparation
through follow-up. It includes guidance on selecting interviewees,
training interviewers, using recording equipment, and ethical
issues concerning the interviewer-interviewee relationship. Packed
with instructive case studies, Volume 4 offers concrete practical
examples and advice for issues such as pre-interview research,
developing interview questions and points for guiding discussion,
ideal interview settings and conditions, strategies for stimulating
interviewees' memories, acceptable communication techniques and
behavior throughout the interview process, and rounding out
interview documentation with supplementary materials and contextual
information.
With growing consumer awareness about the dangers of garden
chemicals, readers can turn to "The Organic Gardener's Handbook Of
Natural Pest and Disease Control" as the most reliable and
comprehensive guide on the garden shelf. Rodale has been the
category leader in organic methods for decades, and this thoroughly
updated edition features the latest science-based recommendations
for battling garden problems. With all-new photos of common and
recently introduced pests and plant diseases, readers can quickly
identify whether they've discovered garden friend or foe and what
action, if any, they should take. No other reference includes a
wider range of methods for growing and maintaining an organic
garden. The plant-by-plant guide features symptoms and solutions
for 200 popular plants, including flowers, vegetables, trees,
shrubs, and fruits. The insect-and-disease encyclopaedia includes a
photo identification guide and detailed descriptions of damage
readers may see. The extensive coverage of the most up-to-date
organic control techniques and products, presented in order of
lowest impact to most intensive intervention, makes it easy to
choose the best control.
"The diplomatic origins, so-called, of the War are only the fever chart of the patient; they do not tell us what caused the fever. To probe for underlying causes and deeper forces one must operate within the framework of a whole society and try to discover what moved the people in it." --Barbara W. Tuchman The fateful quarter-century leading up to the World War I was a time when the world of Privilege still existed in Olympian luxury and the world of Protest was heaving in its pain, its power, and its hate. The age was the climax of a century of the most accelerated rate of change in history, a cataclysmic shaping of destiny. In The Proud Tower, Barbara Tuchman concentrates on society rather than the state. With an artist's selectivity, Tuchman bings to vivid life the people, places, and events that shaped the years leading up to the Great War: the Edwardian aristocracy and the end of their reign; the Anarchists of Europe and America, who voiced the protest of the oppressed; Germany, as portrayed through the figure of the self-depicted Hero, Richard Strauss; the sudden gorgeous blaze of Diaghilev's Russian Ballet and Stravinsky's music; the Dreyfus Affair; the two Peace Conferences at the Hague; and, finally, the youth, ideals, enthusiasm, and tragedy of Socialism, epitomized in the moment when the heroic Jean Jaurès was shot to death on the night the War began and an epoch ended. "Tuchman [was] a distinguished historian who [wrote] her books with a rare combination of impeccable scholarship and literary polish. . . . It would be impossible to read The Proud Tower without pleasure and admiration." --The New York Times "Tuchman proved in The Guns of August that she could write better military history than most men. In this sequel, she tells her story with cool wit and warm understanding, eschewing both the sweeping generalizations of a Toynbee and the minute-by-minute simplicisms of a Walter Lord." --Time
What happens between the hopeful spring weekend spent planting
seeds and the warm summer morning when the gardener wanders back
into the rows of vegetable plants with picking basket in hand?
Plenty! Every healthy vegetable garden represents an entire world
of activity and every vegetable gardener, no matter how
experienced, wants to know more about what's going on in those tidy
rows and how to handle any growing quandary that may arise
throughout the season The popularity of vegetable gardening is at
an all-time high. Home grown vegetables taste great, nourish body
and soul, and provide the additional security of knowing where the
produce comes from and how it was grown. "The Veggie Gardener's
Answer Book" feeds readers all the insider's tips and tricks,
practical advice, and organic wisdom necessary for growing the very
best crops.
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