A Student's Guide to History - Couverture souple

Benjamin, Jules R.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0312031688 ISBN 13 : 9780312031688

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 1994

Synopsis

This is an introduction to the study of history for undergraduates. It aims to help students master basic concepts of the subject and to learn the skills they will need, from a description of what historians do and what kind of research they conduct, through notetaking in class, taking exams and doing research on their own. It also tells students how to read maps, charts and graphs. Appendices provide lists of basic resource for research and study, and include multicultural and multi-ethnic information, such as American Indian history, Puerto Rican history, women's history and African-American history.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

'A Student's Guide to History is the most comprehensive and well-organized guide that I have seen.' - James H. Williams, Middle Tennessee State University, USA

'Of all the guides I have tried, A Student's Guide to History is the best.' - Charles Sanders, Jr., Kansas State University, USA

'A Student's Guide to History is an excellent toolbox of essential skills for doing history.' - Roger Davis, University of Nebraska at Kearney, USA

'A Student's Guide to History is an excellent companion piece for any level history course.' - Roger Davis, University of Nebraska at Kearney, USA

'Outstanding! For history students, Benjamin is superior.' - Kenneth Wilburn, East Carolina University, USA --Charles Sanders, JR

Biographie de l'auteur

JULES R. BENJAMIN was a professor of history at Ithaca College for 30 years. His current research focuses on higher education in the digital age, and his scholarly works concern modern United States and Latin American diplomatic history. He is the author of several books and articles, including The United States and Cuba: Hegemony and Dependent Development, 1880 1934 (1977) and The United States and the Origins of the Cuban Revolution: An Empire of Liberty in an Age of National Liberation (1990).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0312031688
• ISBN 13: 9780312031688
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 6
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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