Methods of Historical Study - Couverture souple

Adams, Professor Herbert Baxter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1437052452 ISBN 13 : 9781437052459

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

""Methods of Historical Study"" is a comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of historical research and writing, written by Herbert Baxter Adams and first published in 1884. The book provides a detailed overview of the various methods that historians use to gather and analyze information, including archival research, oral history, and statistical analysis. It also explores the theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of historical inquiry, discussing topics such as causation, objectivity, and the role of the historian in shaping our understanding of the past. Throughout the book, Adams emphasizes the importance of rigorous scholarship and careful attention to detail, while also encouraging historians to engage with broader questions about the nature of history and its relationship to contemporary society. With its clear and accessible style, ""Methods of Historical Study"" remains a valuable resource for students and scholars of history, as well as anyone interested in the methods and practice of historical research.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Special Methods of Historical Study AS PUESUED AT THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY AND AT SMITH COLLEGE. The main principle of historical training at the Johns Hopkins University is to encourage independent thought and research. Little heed is given to text-books, or the mere phraseology of history, but all stress is laid upon clear and original statements of fact and opinion, whether the students own or the opinion of a consulted author. The comparative method of reading and study is followed by means of assigning to individual members of the class separate topics, with references to various standard works. These topics are duly reported upon by the appointees, either ex tempore, with the aid of a few notes, or in formal papers, which are discussed This article contains extracts from a paper on History: I ts Place in American Colleges, originally contributed in October, 1879, to The A lumnus, a literary and educational quarterly then published in Philadelphia, but now suspended and entirely out of print. A few extracts have also been made from an article on Co-operation in University work, in the second number of The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. But the body of the article is new, and was written at the request of Dr. G. Stanley Hall, as a contribution to the Methods of History, Vol. I. of the Pedagogical Library, Boston: Ginn, Heath Co., 1883. By the kind permission of the publishers, the chapter is here reproduced in connection with a paper on New Methods of Study in Plistory, which is now for the first time printed, but which is the natural outgrovrth of the original paper and, like that, suggested by Dr. G. Stanley Hall, for ped;igogical purposes.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1437052452
• ISBN 13: 9781437052459
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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