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Research methods for history / edited by Simon Gunn and Lucy Faire.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Research methods for the arts and humanities
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- History--Research.
- History.
- Research--Methodology.
- Research.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 246 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2012]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Designed to serve postgraduate students and academics teaching research methods, this series provides discipline-specific volumes which explore the possibilities and limitations of a range of research methods applicable to the subject in question.
- This book provides a lively critical survey of methods for historical research at all levels
- While historians have become increasingly sensitive to social and cultural theory since the 1980s, the actual methods by which research is carried out in history have been largely taken for granted. Research Methods for History encourages those researching the past to think creatively about the wide range of methods currently in use, to understand how these methods are used and what historical insights they can provide.
- The book covers sources and methods that are well established in history, such as archival research, together with those that are less widely known. The themes of the different chapters have been selected to reflect recent trends in the subject. Even with more established methods, however, the aim is to present new insights and perspectives and to open researchers' minds to new methodological possibilities.
- Key Features
- International scope
- Encourages methodological comparison across time periods
- Encourages historians at all levels to think critically and creatively
- Transferable methodological skills useful for geography, archaeology and cultural studies Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction: Why Bother with Method? / Simon Gunn Gunn, Simon, Lucy Faire Faire, Lucy 1
- Part 1 The Essentials
- 2 Working With/In the Archives / Michelle T. King King, Michelle T. 13
- 3 Approaching Visual Materials / Ludmilla Jordanova Jordanova, Ludmilla 30
- 4 Material Culture / Alan Mayne Mayne, Alan 48
- 5 Landscape and Place / Jo Guldi Guldi, Jo 66
- Part 2 Researching Individuals and Groups
- 6 Collective Biography / Krista Cowman Cowman, Krista 83
- 7 Life Stories and Historical Analysis / Alistair Thomson Thomson, Alistair 101
- Part 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
- 8 GIS, Spatial Technologies and Digital Mapping / Keith D. Lilley Lilley, Keith D. 121
- 9 Document to Database and Spreadsheet / R. J. Morris Morris, R. J. 141
- Part 4 Deciphering Meanings
- 10 Reading Language as a Historical Source / Julie-Marie Strange Strange, Julie-Marie 167
- 11 Analysing Behaviour as Performance / Simon Gunn Gunn, Simon 184
- Part 5 Rethinking Categories
- 12 Ethics and Historical Research / William Gallois Gallois, William 203
- 13 Time, Temporality and History / Prashant Kidamhi Kidamhi, Prashant 220.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
- OCLC:
- 795711413
- Publisher Number:
- EBC1363938
- Access Restriction:
- 1 online resource
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