Historian's Toolbox A Student's Guide to the Theory and Craft of History

Name: Historian's Toolbox A Student's Guide to the Theory and Craft of History
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ISBN: 9780765633279

ISBN-10: 0765633272

ISBN-13: 9780765633279

Edition: 3rd 2012 (Revised)

Authors: Robert C. Williams

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Written in an engaging and entertaining style, this widely-used how-to guide introduces readers to the theory, craft, and methods of history and provides a series of tools to help them research and understand the past.Part I is a stimulating, philosophical introduction to the key elements of history--evidence, narrative, and judgment--that explores how the study and concepts of history have evolved over the centuries.Part II guides readers through the workshop of history. Unlocking the historian's toolbox, the chapters here describe the tricks of the trade, with concrete examples of how to do history. The tools include documents, primary and secondary sources, maps, arguments,…

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List price: $51.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 1/15/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Robert C. Williams is Vail Professor of History Emeritus at Davidson College and lecturer in history at Bates College. His books include Klaus Fuchs: Atom Spy; Russian Art and American Money, 1900-1940; and The American Atom: A Documentary History of Nuclear Energy (with Philip Cantelon). He lives in Center Lovell, Maine.




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