Historical Computing

An Introduction

Peter Denley, Deian Hopkin (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

1996
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-0-333-56634-3 (ISBN)

Infos

This text provides a survey of the variety of ways in which historians use computers. Intended as a practical introduction, it is adddressed to the layman, as well as the professional historian, and discusses the problems commonly found and the solutions currently being adopted.

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The application of computers to the study of history is now widespread. Computers enhance teaching at all levels, and are indispensable tools in many branches of historical research. This book is the first to provide an accessible survey of the variety of ways in which historians use computers. Intended as a practical introduction, it is addressed to the layman as well as the professional historian, and discusses the problems commonly found and the solutions currently being adopted.

Inhalt

The History of Historical Computing - The Sources and their Capture - Handling Information - Reconstructing the Individual - Reconstructing the Community - The Visualisation of History - Tools of Analysis - Presenting the Results - Sharing and Managing Resources and Data - Computers and History Teaching - The Future of the Past - Further Reading and Useful Addresses

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.2.1996
• Zusatzinfo: further reading
• Verlagsort: Basingstoke
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 138 x 216 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Geschichtstheorie / Historik
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium
• ISBN-10: 0-333-56634-3 / 0333566343
• ISBN-13: 978-0-333-56634-3 / 9780333566343
• Zustand: Neuware