Going to the Sources : A Guide to Historical Research and Writing.

Intro -- Going to the Sources -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 The Ever-Changing Shape and Texture of the Past -- Static and Dynamic Concepts of History -- Revising Our View of the Past -- New Forms of Historical Consciousness -- Toward a "Peoples History" -- Minorities and Women Enter History -- The Annales School and Cliometrics -- Psychology and History -- Microhistory and Macrohistory -- Postmodernism -- A Multitude of Avenues to the Past -- 2 The Nature and Variety of Historical Sources -- Primary Sources -- Manuscript Sources -- Published Sources -- Secondary Works -- Books -- Essays -- Articles -- Dissertations and Conference Papers -- 3 Finding Your Sources -- The Online Library Catalog -- Subject Headings, Keywords, and Title Words -- Creating and Using a Research Bibliography -- Published Bibliographies -- Printed and Electronic Indexes and Abstracts -- Finding Scholarly Essays -- Other Important Databases -- Historical Research on the Internet -- Finding Useful Reference Materials -- 4 Getting the Most Out of History Books -- The Need for More Effective Reading -- Finding Out about Authors -- Comparing Similar Works of History -- Reviewing a History Book -- 5 Beyond Textual Sources -- Words, Images, and the Historical Imagination -- The Birth of a Nation: Entertainment, Propaganda, and Critical Response -- Reading, Viewing, Reflecting: A Case Study -- The Evolving Integration of Text and Image -- 6 Historys Public(s) and Public History -- Reaching Out to a Mass Public by Early Electronic Media -- History and Journalism -- Beyond the Classroom and the Study: Public History -- Contested History in the Public Arena -- 7 Exploring Changing Interpretations -- Selecting and Refining a Topic -- Research for a Historiographic Essay: A Case Study -- Writing the Historiographic Essay -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Alternative Approaches.

8 Engaging with Primary Sources -- Searching for a Viable Topic -- Finding Primary Sources -- Approaching Your Reading -- Notetaking -- The Outline and Structure of Your Paper -- Some Elements of Effective Writing -- An Open Mind and Intellectual Honesty -- Quoting -- Footnoting -- Editing and Revising -- One Final Look -- 9 Conclusion -- Appendix A Published Bibliographies -- Appendix B Major Databases for Bibliographic Searching -- Appendix C Footnote/Endnote Formatting -- Books -- Book by a Single Author -- Book by Two Authors -- Book by Three Authors -- Book by Four or More Authors -- Book with Author(s) as Editor(s) -- Articles and Essays (Chapters) -- Journal Article -- Magazine Article -- Newspaper Article -- Encyclopedia Article -- Essay (Chapter) -- Book Review -- Other Types of Sources -- Dissertation -- Government Document -- Website -- Videorecording -- Footnote Reference to a Previously Cited Work -- Appendix D Bibliography Formatting -- Book -- Article -- Essay (Chapter) -- Dissertation -- Sample Bibliography -- Appendix E Commonly Used Abbreviations -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Index -- EULA.

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