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Research methods for history

By Gunn , Simon;Lucy Faire

Book information

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
ISBN
9780748642052, 9780748642045, 0748642056, 0748642048, 9780748654024, 074865402X, 9781322981017, 1322981019, 9781474408745, 1474408745, 9781474408752, 1474408753
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2073618 bytes)
Series
Research methods for the arts and humanities
Edition
Second edition
Pages
ix, 278 pages: illustrations, maps\257
Time added
2020-11-29 04:15:18

Description

The first guide to the sources, techniques and concepts needed for effective historical research. While historians have become increasingly sensitive to social and cultural theory since the 1980s, the actual methods by which research is carried out in History have been largely taken for granted. Research Methods for History encourages those researching the past to think creatively about the wide range of methods currently in use, to understand how these methods are used and what historical insights they can provide.The book covers sources and methods that are well-established in History, such as archival research, together with those that are less widely known. The themes of the different chapters have been selected to reflect recent trends in the subject. Even with more established methods, however, the aim is to present new insights and perspectives and to open researchers' minds to new methodological possibilities.

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