The Princeton guide to historical research / Zachary M. Schrag.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schrag, Zachary M., author.

Series:

Skills for scholars

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History--Research.

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 411 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"The Princeton Guide to Historical Research provides students, scholars, and professionals with the skills they need to practice the historian's craft in the digital age, while never losing sight of the fundamental values and techniques that have defined historical scholarship for centuries. Zachary Schrag begins by explaining how to ask good questions and then guides readers step-by-step through all phases of historical research, from narrowing a topic and locating sources to taking notes, crafting a narrative, and connecting one's work to existing scholarship. He shows how researchers extract knowledge from the widest range of sources, such as government documents, newspapers, unpublished manuscripts, images, interviews, and datasets. He demonstrates how to use archives and libraries, read sources critically, present claims supported by evidence, tell compelling stories, and much more. Featuring a wealth of examples that illustrate the methods used by seasoned experts, The Princeton Guide to Historical Research reveals that, however varied the subject matter and sources, historians share basic tools in their quest to understand people and the choices they made"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Schrag, Zachary M. Princeton guide to historical research.

ISBN:

9780691210964

0691210969

9780691198224

0691198225

OCLC:

1201298698

Publisher Number:

99987412239