Cultural history of school uniform

Abstract

formerly been neglected in historiography that focused on the more numerous migrants to North America in the post-Famine period. This book will be of interest to all scholars of oral history methodologies, memory studies and the Irish in Britain, and given the depth of theoretical work, is more appropriate for the academic, rather than the general reader. Hazley has analysed the interview material and integrated it thematically whilst preserving the words of his respondents through lengthy quotes throughout the book. He notes the pauses, tonal shifts, hesitancy and exuberance of his interviewees, analysis that is missing in other books that have attempted to capture oral histories of this cohort. As such, it extends earlier work in this vein and guides the reader to a deeper analysis of meaning in the words of the respondents. This appears to be sensitively done, and while we do not know what the interviewees themselves would make of such linguistic analysis, it is a helpful guide to the reader and makes real the interview process, as well as providing testimony that others can use and analyse in comparative studies. Furthermore, the Appendix, which details the biographical profile of the sample interviews and the wider cohort, makes this an ideal book for interested students, particularly those at undergraduate level.