Abstract
A survey on the development of oral history in contemporary China from a foreign discipline to a new growing field. It explains the distinction between this and the long-established oral tradition in Chinese history, and it also exemplifies the use of oral sources as a tool for better understanding the Cultural Revolution.
| Translated title of the contribution | The Cultural Revolution between rhetoric and memory: the use of oral sources in Chinese contemporary history |
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| Original language | Italian |
| Pages (from-to) | 153-158 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Rivista italiana di storia internazionale |
| Volume | III |
| Issue number | 1/2020 |
| Publication status | Published - 09 Jun 2020 |
Keywords
- China
- oral history
- Cultural Revolution
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- History