Widely acclaimed for its accessibility and engaging approach to the subject, the fourth edition of The Methods and Skills of History combines theory and instruction with hands-on practice, making it a comprehensive guide to historical research and writing.
Combines theory with hands-on practice in its introduction to historical methods Includes a series of field-tested exercises designed to make the research and writing of history more meaningful and accessible to readers Features expanded coverage of writing history and up-to-date coverage of online research Designed to strengthen students’ critical thinking and communication skills
By:
Michael J. Salevouris (Webster University USA)
With:
Conal Furay (Webster University USA)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 4th edition
Dimensions:
Height: 272mm,
Width: 211mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 771g
ISBN: 9781118745441
ISBN 10: 1118745442
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 02 January 2015
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Primary
Replaced By: 9781119569190
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface xi Part I Historical Thinking 1 1 The Uses of History 3 Exercises Set A 8 Exercises Set B 10 2 The Nature of History: History as Reconstruction 13 Exercises Set A 21 Exercises Set B 24 3 Historical Thinking: Continuity and Change 27 Exercises Set A 37 Exercises Set B 39 4 Historical Thinking: Multiple Causality in History 43 Exercises Set A 55 Exercises Set B 60 5 Historical Thinking: Context 65 Exercises Set A 73 Exercises Set B 77 6 History Writing: Telling a Story 83 Exercises Set A 91 Exercises Set B 98 Part II Confronting the Historical Account 101 7 Libraries: Real and Virtual 103 Exercises Set A 115 Exercises Set B 124 8 Reading History 131 Exercises Set A 141 Exercises Set B 149 9 History on Film 151 Exercise 165 Part III Doing History 167 10 Evidence 169 Exercises Set A 179 Exercises Set B 188 11 Oral Histories, Statistics, and Photographs 197 Exercises Set A 211 Exercises Set B 214 12 Interpretation 217 Exercises Set A 227 Exercises Set B 234 13 Writing For Your Reader 241 Exercises Set A 249 Exercises Set B 250 Part IV Historiography 253 14 The History of History 255 Exercise 269 15 History and the Disciplines 271 Exercises 279 Appendix A: Fur Trade on the Upper Missouri River: Documents 287 Appendix B: Source References and Bibliographies 295 Appendix C: Sample Oral History Release Form 299 Suggestions for Further Reading 301 Index 307 Writing Capsules 1. Coherent Paragraphs: The Topic Sentence 10 2. The Literature Review 35 3. Essays: The Introduction 76 4. Integrating Quotations 97 5. The Précis 148 6. Coherent Paragraphs: Transitions 244
MICHAEL J. SALEVOURIS is Professor Emeritus of History at Webster University, St. Louis. In addition to various reviews and articles, he is the author of Learning American History: Critical Skills for the Survey Course (with Conal Furay, 1997), and Riflemen Form: The War Scare of 18591860 in England (1982). The late CONAL FURAY was Professor Emeritus at Webster University, where he taught such courses as American Business History and The Western in Film and Story. He is the author of Learning American History: Critical Skills for the Survey Course (with Michael J. Salevouris, 1997), and The Grass-Roots Mind in America: The American Sense of Absolutes (1977).
