Reading History / Michael Burger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burger, Michael, 1957- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History--Methodology.

History.

Historiography.

History--Sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (140 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, 2022.

Summary:

Short and succinct, Reading History introduces students to different kinds of historical writing, acting as a guide to help them read and understand primary and secondary sources.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures, Table, and Map

Preface

PART I: INTRODUCTION

1 Introduction

PART II: PRIMARY SOURCES

2 From Manuscript to Edition

3 Primary Source Basics and Two Documents of Practice

4 Narrative Sources and Cognate Sources

5 Literary Sources and Treatises

6 Material Evidence and Comparing Sources

PART III: SECONDARY SOURCES

7 Historians Presenting Original Research: Monographs and Articles

8 Textbooks, Popular History, and Secondary Sources Online

PART IV: OTHER MATTERS

9 Counting: Primary Sources and Secondary Sources

10 What Is in It for You?

Appendix: Questions and Tips

Suggestions for Further Reading

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Burger, Michael Reading History

ISBN:

1-4875-3238-5

1-4875-3237-7

OCLC:

1251642704