Going to the Sources: A Guide to Historical Research and Writing - Couverture souple

Brundage, Anthony

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1118515315 ISBN 13 : 9781118515310

Editeur : John Wiley &Sons, 2013

Synopsis

The updated fifth edition of Going to the Sources presents a practical guide to historical research and writing for all students of history. * Focuses on the basics of historians craft, introducing students to concepts including refining a topic, selecting sources, and engaging critically with their reading * Appendices illustrate style for footnotes, endnotes, and bibliographical entries, as well as a list of commonly used abbreviations * Features a new chapter on the use of non-textual sources for historians, including a case study discussion of the historical importance of D. W. Griffith s film The Birth of a Nation * Addresses how to bring the critical assessment skills of reading to bear on film and other non-textual sources * Includes a student-written historiographical essay, with marginal notes for instruction

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Anthony Brundage is Professor Emeritus of History at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. His publications include The Great Tradition: Constitutional History and National Identity in Britain and the United States, 1870-1960 (2007).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley &Sons
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1118515315
• ISBN 13: 9781118515310
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 5
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible