battle of Valle Giulia : oral history and the art of dialogue

A reflection on the profound bond between public history and personal struggle, from Berkeley to Vietnam, from Tuscany to Harlan County.
History, we are often taught, is driven by vast social, political, and economic forces. But each political event, each war, each clash in the streets or at the picket lines, is experienced by individuals. It is this profound bond between public history and personal struggle, Alessandro Portelli contends, that gives oral history its significance and its power.