Battle of Valle Giulia: Oral History and the Art of Dialogue

by Alessandro Portelli

Book Overview

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.
In The Battle of Valle Giulia--the title comes from an Italian student protest...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299153703
• ISBN13: 9780299153700
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"