Author Description

Between Generations, the second volume of International Yearbook of Oral History and Life Stories, concerns the powerful memories which affect almost all families throughout the world. It explores the mixture of conscious models, myths, and material inheritance which are intertwined in both family and individual life stories. The special editors, Daniel Bertaux and Paul Thompson, bring together in an innovative perspective contributions from the Americas and Asia as well as from western and eastern Europe. Their approach combines the techniques of life story research with the insights of family therapy in a book of great interest not only to historians and social scientists but also to professionals working with families.