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Table of Contents:

• Going to the Sources; Contents; Preface; 1 The Ever-Changing Shape and Texture of the Past; Static and Dynamic Concepts of History; Revising Our View of the Past; New Forms of Historical Consciousness; Toward a "Peoples History"; Minorities and Women Enter History; The Annales School and Cliometrics; Psychology and History; Microhistory and Macrohistory; Postmodernism; A Multitude of Avenues to the Past; 2 The Nature and Variety of Historical Sources; Primary Sources; Manuscript Sources; Published Sources; Secondary Works; Books; Essays; Articles; Dissertations and Conference Papers
• 3 Finding Your SourcesThe Online Library Catalog; Subject Headings, Keywords, and Title Words; Creating and Using a Research Bibliography; Published Bibliographies; Printed and Electronic Indexes and Abstracts; Finding Scholarly Essays; Other Important Databases; Historical Research on the Internet; Finding Useful Reference Materials; 4 Getting the Most Out of History Books; The Need for More Effective Reading; Finding Out about Authors; Comparing Similar Works of History; Reviewing a History Book; 5 Beyond Textual Sources; Words, Images, and the Historical Imagination
• The Birth of a Nation: Entertainment, Propaganda, and Critical ResponseReading, Viewing, Reflecting: A Case Study; The Evolving Integration of Text and Image; 6 Historys Public(s) and Public History; Reaching Out to a Mass Public by Early Electronic Media; History and Journalism; Beyond the Classroom and the Study: Public History; Contested History in the Public Arena; 7 Exploring Changing Interpretations; Selecting and Refining a Topic; Research for a Historiographic Essay: A Case Study; Writing the Historiographic Essay; Endnotes; Bibliography; Alternative Approaches
• 8 Engaging with Primary SourcesSearching for a Viable Topic; Finding Primary Sources; Approaching Your Reading; Notetaking; The Outline and Structure of Your Paper; Some Elements of Effective Writing; An Open Mind and Intellectual Honesty; Quoting; Footnoting; Editing and Revising; One Final Look; 9 Conclusion; Appendix A Published Bibliographies; Appendix B Major Databases for Bibliographic Searching; Appendix C Footnote/Endnote Formatting; Books; Book by a Single Author; Book by Two Authors; Book by Three Authors; Book by Four or More Authors; Book with Author(s) as Editor(s)
• Articles and Essays (Chapters)Journal Article; Magazine Article; Newspaper Article; Encyclopedia Article; Essay (Chapter); Book Review; Other Types of Sources; Dissertation; Government Document; Website; Videorecording; Footnote Reference to a Previously Cited Work; Appendix D Bibliography Formatting; Book; Article; Essay (Chapter); Dissertation; Sample Bibliography; Appendix E Commonly Used Abbreviations; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index; EULA

Author/Creator:

Brundage, Anthony, 1938- , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Going to the sources: a guide to historical research and writing [by Brundage, A.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Going to the Sources : A Guide to Historical Research and Writing [by Brundage, A.] (Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,c2017 — ISBN 9781119262749)

Subjects:

History — Methodology

History — Research

History — Research — Data processing

Historiography

History

General Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 03, 2017).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

D16 .B893 2018eb

ISBNs:

9781119262831
1119262836

OCLC Numbers:

986538439

Other Control Numbers:

EBC4853996 (source: MiAaPQ)
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