They Say in Harlan County: An Oral History (Oxford Oral History Series) - Softcover

Portelli, Alessandro

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199934851 ISBN 13: 9780199934850

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Rare Book

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Review:

They Say in Harlan County is a multi-vocal exploration of three centuries of Harlan County history: foundation narratives of eighteenth century conquest and pioneer settlement through tales of the Civil War and its aftermath of industrialization, vivid recollections of racial violence and labor struggles, stories of the mid-twentieth century devastation of the region by strip-mining, outmigration, the War on Poverty, the corruption of the United Mine Worker leadership, and the struggle over compensation for black lung. (Western Folklore)

By any standards, this is a remarkable and compelling work. (J. D. A. Widdowson, Centre for English Traditional Heritage)

About the Author:

Alessandro Portelli is Professor of American Literature at the University of Rome-La Sapienza. He is the author of The Death of Luigi Trastulli: Form and Meaning in Oral History; The Text and the Voice: Speaking, Writing, and Democracy in American Literature; The Battle of Valle Giulia: Oral History and the Art of Dialogue; and The Order Has Already Been Carried Out: History, Memory and Meaning of a Nazi Massacre in Rome, shich won Italy's prestigious Viareggio Book Prize.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0199934851
• ISBN 13: 9780199934850
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464