The craft of international history : a guide to method / Marc Trachtenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trachtenberg, Marc, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations--History.

International relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a practical guide to the historical study of international politics. The focus is on the nuts and bolts of historical research--that is, on how to use original sources, analyze and interpret historical works, and actually write a work of history. Two appendixes provide sources sure to be indispensable for anyone doing research in this area. The book does not simply lay down precepts. It presents examples drawn from the author's more than forty years' experience as a working historian. One important chapter, dealing with America's road to war in 1941, shows in unprecedented detail how an interpretation of a major historical issue can be developed. The aim throughout is to throw open the doors of the workshop so that young scholars, both historians and political scientists, can see the sort of thought processes the historian goes through before he or she puts anything on paper. Filled with valuable examples, this is a book anyone serious about conducting historical research will want to have on the bookshelf.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Preface

Chapter One. The Theory of Historical Inquiry

Chapter Two. Diplomatic History and International Relations Theory

Chapter Three. The Critical Analysis of Historical Texts

Chapter Four. Developing An Interpretation Through Textual Analysis: The 1941 Case

Chapter Five. Working With Documents

Chapter Six. Starting a Project

Chapter Seven. Writing It Up

Appendix I. Identifying the Scholarly Literature

Appendix II. Working with Primary Sources

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-262) and index.

ISBN:

9786612158674

9781282158672

1282158678

9781400827237

140082723X

9780691125015

0691125015

OCLC:

439852647