Description:This book explores the lived memory of the Portuguese colonial war (1961-1974), having at its core an analysis of thirty-six oral history interviews with ex-combatants of this conflict. The meanings that the combatants attributed to their war experiences then and now are the book s analytical focus. This project seeks to answer multiple questions, of which the most prominent are: how has the public memory of this colonial conflict developed in Portugal from 1974 to approximately 2010?; what issues does an oral historian encounter when conducting interviews with veterans on a past that remains traumatic for many?; what were and are the most significant aspects of the war experience and its aftermath for the veterans?; how do the veterans perceive their group identity and their historical situation?; what innovative perspectives does oral history offer to the historiography of the Portuguese colonial war?"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with An Oral History of the Portuguese Colonial War: Conscripted Generation (Palgrave Studies in Oral History). To get started finding An Oral History of the Portuguese Colonial War: Conscripted Generation (Palgrave Studies in Oral History), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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An Oral History of the Portuguese Colonial War: Conscripted Generation (Palgrave Studies in Oral History)
Description: This book explores the lived memory of the Portuguese colonial war (1961-1974), having at its core an analysis of thirty-six oral history interviews with ex-combatants of this conflict. The meanings that the combatants attributed to their war experiences then and now are the book s analytical focus. This project seeks to answer multiple questions, of which the most prominent are: how has the public memory of this colonial conflict developed in Portugal from 1974 to approximately 2010?; what issues does an oral historian encounter when conducting interviews with veterans on a past that remains traumatic for many?; what were and are the most significant aspects of the war experience and its aftermath for the veterans?; how do the veterans perceive their group identity and their historical situation?; what innovative perspectives does oral history offer to the historiography of the Portuguese colonial war?"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with An Oral History of the Portuguese Colonial War: Conscripted Generation (Palgrave Studies in Oral History). To get started finding An Oral History of the Portuguese Colonial War: Conscripted Generation (Palgrave Studies in Oral History), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.