Research Methods for History

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2011
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-0-7486-4204-5 (ISBN)

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Providing a lively critical survey of methods for historical research at all levels, this textbook covers well-established sources and methods together with those that are less widely known. It reflects current theoretical and technical approaches to historical research in the humanities, including cultural and political history.

Provides a lively critical survey of methods for historical research at all levelsWhile 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.Key featuresInternational scopeEncourages methodological comparison across time-periodsEncourages historians at all levels to think critically and creativelyTransferable methodological skills useful for Geography, Archaeology and Cultural Studies

Simon Gunn is Professor of Urban History in the Centre for Urban History at the University of Leicester. He has taught and studied research methods in Historical Studies for a number of years. His publications include History and Cultural Theory (Longman, 2006) and The Public Culture of the Victorian Middle Class (MUP, 2000). He is joint editor of the Cambridge University Press journal, Urban History and co-editor with James Vernon of The Peculiarities of Liberal Modernity in Imperial Britain (University of California Press, 2010). Lucy Faire is Honorary Fellow in the Centre for Urban History at the University of Leicester. She specialises in the history of home and leisure. She is the co-author with Mark Jancovich of The Place of the Audience: Cultural Geographies of Film Consumption (BFI, 2003).

ContentsAcknowledgements1. Introduction: Why Bother with Method? Simon Gunn and Lucy FairePart 1: The Essentials2. Working With/In the ArchivesMichelle T. King3. Approaching Visual MaterialsLudmilla Jordanova4. Material CultureAlan Mayne5. Landscape and PlaceJo GuldiPart 2: Researching Individuals and Groups6. Collective BiographyKrista Cowman7. Life Stories and Historical AnalysisAlistair ThomsonPart 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis8. GIS, Spatial Technologies and Digital MappingKeith Lilley9. Document to Database and SpreadsheetR.J. MorrisPart 4: Deciphering Meanings10. Reading Language as an Historical SourceJulie-Marie Strange11. Analysing Behaviour as PerformanceSimon GunnPart 5: Rethinking Categories12. Ethics and Historical ResearchWilliam Gallois13. Time, Temporality and HistoryPrashant KidambiNotes on ContributorsIndex

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.11.2011
Reihe/Serie	Research Methods for the Arts and Humanities
Zusatzinfo	9 black and white illustrations
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	398 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Geschichtstheorie / Historik
ISBN-10	0-7486-4204-8 / 0748642048
ISBN-13	978-0-7486-4204-5 / 9780748642045
Zustand	Neuware