History through material culture / Leonie Hannan and Sarah Longair.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hannan, Leonie, author.

Longair, Sarah, author.

Contributor:

University of London. Institute of Historical Research, issuing body.

Series:

IHR research guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History--Research.

History.

Material culture--History.

Material culture.

Physical Description:

xvi, 183 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.

Summary:

History through material culture' is a unique, step-by-step guide for students and researchers who wish to use objects as historical sources. Responding to the significant, scholarly interest in historical material culture studies, this book makes clear how students and researchers ready to use these rich material sources can make important, valuable and original contributions to history. Written by two experienced museum practitioners and historians, the book recognises the theoretical and practical challenges of this approach and offers clear advice on methods to get the best out of material culture research. With a focus on the early modern and modern periods, this volume draws on examples from across the world and demonstrates how to use material culture to answer a range of enquiries, including social, economic, gender, cultural and global history.

Contents:

1 Approaches to the material world 15

2 Planning a research project 43

3 Developing a methodology 70

4 Locating sources: understanding museum collections and other repositories 95

5 Analysing sources 121

6 Writing up findings 141.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781784991265

1784991260

OCLC:

957738597

Publisher Number:

99972582188