Going to the Sources: A Guide to Historical Research and Writing

Going to the Sources: A Guide to Historical Research and Writing
ISBN-10
1118515323
ISBN-13
9781118515327
Series
Going to the Sources
Category
History
Pages
150
Language
English
Published
2013-02-12
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Author
Anthony Brundage

Description

The updated fifth edition of Going to the Sourcespresents a practical guide to historical research and writing forall students of history. Focuses on the basics of historians’ craft, introducingstudents to concepts including refining a topic, selecting sources,and engaging critically with their reading Appendices illustrate style for footnotes, endnotes, andbibliographical entries, as well as a list of commonly usedabbreviations Features a new chapter on the use of non-textual sources forhistorians, including a case study discussion of the historicalimportance of D. W. Griffith’s film The Birth of aNation Addresses how to bring the critical assessment skills ofreading to bear on film and other non-textual sources Includes a student-written historiographical essay, withmarginal notes for instruction

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