Widely acclaimed for its accessibility and engaging approach to the subject, the fourth edition of The Methods and Skills of History combines theory and instruction with hands-on practice, making it a comprehensive guide to historical research and writing. Combines theory with hands-on practice in its introduction to historical methodsIncludes a series of field-tested exercises designed to make the research and writing of history more meaningful and accessible to readersFeatures expanded coverage of writing history and up-to-date coverage of online researchDesigned to strengthen students’ critical thinking and communication skills
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Widely acclaimed for its accessibility and engaging approach to the subject, the fourth edition of The Methods and Skills of History combines theory and instruction with hands-on practice, making it a comprehensive guide to historical research and writing.
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Preface xi Part I Historical Thinking 1 1 The Uses of History 3 Exercises Set A 8 Exercises Set B 10 2 The Nature of History: History as Reconstruction 13 Exercises Set A 21 Exercises Set B 24 3 Historical Thinking: Continuity and Change 27 Exercises Set A 37 Exercises Set B 39 4 Historical Thinking: Multiple Causality in History 43 Exercises Set A 55 Exercises Set B 60 5 Historical Thinking: Context 65 Exercises Set A 73 Exercises Set B 77 6 History Writing: Telling a Story 83 Exercises Set A 91 Exercises Set B 98 Part II Confronting the Historical Account 101 7 Libraries: Real and Virtual 103 Exercises Set A 115 Exercises Set B 124 8 Reading History 131 Exercises Set A 141 Exercises Set B 149 9 History on Film 151 Exercise 165 Part III Doing History 167 10 Evidence 169 Exercises Set A 179 Exercises Set B 188 11 Oral Histories, Statistics, and Photographs 197 Exercises Set A 211 Exercises Set B 214 12 Interpretation 217 Exercises Set A 227 Exercises Set B 234 13 Writing For Your Reader 241 Exercises Set A 249 Exercises Set B 250 Part IV Historiography 253 14 The History of History 255 Exercise 269 15 History and the Disciplines 271 Exercises 279 Appendix A: Fur Trade on the Upper Missouri River: Documents 287 Appendix B: Source References and Bibliographies 295 Appendix C: Sample Oral History Release Form 299 Suggestions for Further Reading 301 Index 307 Writing Capsules 1. Coherent Paragraphs: The Topic Sentence 10 2. The Literature Review 35 3. Essays: The Introduction 76 4. Integrating Quotations 97 5. The Précis 148 6. Coherent Paragraphs: Transitions 244 
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Fourth Edition The Methods and Skills of History A Practical Guide Widely acclaimed for its accessibility and engaging approach to the subject, the fourth edition of The Methods and Skills of History combines theory with hands-on practice in its comprehensive introduction to historical research and writing. The new edition preserves many of the features that users praised from previous editions, along with numerous updates in content, style, and organization. Revisions include an additional chapter on the treatment of historical writing, with an emphasis on history as storytelling. There is a more in-depth discussion of electronic research, including the pros and cons of online research and accessibility to and assessment of current online resources. A new section features the use of photos as evidence and expanded discussions of historical causality and gender-based history. As before, both old and new exercises draw on a wide variety of historical texts. This new edition of The Methods and Skills of History will continue to be an invaluable resource for students and instructors alike.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781118745441
Publisert
2015-01-02
Utgave
4. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Wiley-Blackwell
Vekt
658 gr
Høyde
274 mm
Bredde
216 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
P, U, 06, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
336

Biographical note

MICHAEL J. SALEVOURIS is Professor Emeritus of History at Webster University, St. Louis. In addition to various reviews and articles, he is the author of Learning American History: Critical Skills for the Survey Course (with Conal Furay, 1997), and Riflemen Form: The War Scare of 1859–1860 in England (1982).

The late CONAL FURAY was Professor Emeritus at Webster University, where he taught such courses as American Business History and The Western in Film and Story. He is the author of Learning American History: Critical Skills for the Survey Course (with Michael J. Salevouris, 1997), and The Grass-Roots Mind in America: The American Sense of Absolutes (1977).