Doing History

An Introduction to the Historian's Craft, with Workbook Activities

Wendy Pojmann, Barbara Reeves-Ellington, Karen Mahar (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2015
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-993981-7 (ISBN)

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In this era of Twitter and text-messaging, which calls into question previously accepted notions of literacy, today's students need a new and more pragmatic approach to developing writing and research skills. While a number of guides to historical research and writing and several historical methodology texts have appeared in the past several years, no single text accomplishes what Doing History: An Introduction to the Historian's Craft does. Through a unique two-part organization, authors Wendy Pojmann, Barbara Reeves-Ellington, and Karen Ward Mahar offer specific assignments to identify students' weaknesses and build their skills. They provide concrete examples of historical approaches and theories and detailed guidelines to help students complete their work within the constraints of the academic term. The text integrates the complexities of historical research and writing into a single, comprehensive narrative without compromising depth and breadth. Its lively and accessible writing style helps students grapple with sophisticated ideas while also avoiding the pitfalls that commonly entrap them as they learn to think and write as historians. The book's intellectually engaging discussions of the discipline of history in Part One: the Historian's Craft are enriched by solid examples of published scholarship. Students preparing research projects will benefit from straightforward guidelines for the research and writing process. In addition, the integrated workbook in Part Two: Doing History Workbook Exercises allows them to hone their skills with assessment exercises and skill-building assignments.

Wendy Pojmann is Professor of History at Siena College. Barbara Reeves-Ellington is former Associate Professor of History at Siena College. Karen Ward Mahar is Professor of History at Siena College and the Co-Director of the American Studies Program.

Preface ; About the Authors ; Part One: Handbook ; Chapter 1:What is the Discipline of History ; Chapter 2: The Development of the Discipline ; Chapter 3: Historiography ; Chapter 4: Primary Sources ; Chapter 5: Research ; Chapter 6: Writing ; Part Two: Workbook ; Chapter 1:What is the Discipline of History ; Chapter 2: The Development of the Discipline ; Chapter 3: Historiography ; Chapter 4: Primary Sources ; Chapter 5: Research ; Chapter 6: Writing ; Appendix ; Glossary ; Additional Readings ; Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	17.3.2016
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	251 x 203 mm
Gewicht	522 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Geschichtstheorie / Historik
ISBN-10	0-19-993981-0 / 0199939810
ISBN-13	978-0-19-993981-7 / 9780199939817
Zustand	Neuware