Cast Upon the Shore: Oral History and New Scholarship on the Movements of the 1960s.

Eynon, Bret

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ERIC Number: EJ545361

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Cast Upon the Shore: Oral History and New Scholarship on the Movements of the 1960s.

Eynon, Bret

Journal of American History, v83 n2 p560-570 Sep 1996

Examines the dynamic and growing use of oral history in documenting the various social and political movements of the 1960s. Discusses those historical analyses and approaches particularly well served by oral history. Notes a decline in oral history in some areas due to logistical and funding difficulties. (MJP)

Descriptors: Civil Rights, Culture Conflict, Dissent, Educational Trends, Historiography, Intellectual Disciplines, Modern History, Oral History, Personal Narratives, Political Issues, Scholarship, Social Action, Social Change, Social History, United States History

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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