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More About This Title Going to the Sources: A Guide to HistoricalResearch and Writing, Fourth Edition
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Anthony Brundage is Professor of History Emeritus at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, London. A specialist in modern Britain, he has also taught United States History, Irish History, History Methods, History and Historians, and Senior Thesis. He is the author of numerous articles and reviews as well as six books, the most recent of which (co-authored with Richard Cosgrove) is The Great Tradition: Constitutional History and National Identity in Britain and the United States, 1870-1960 (2007). His avocations include running, hiking, travel, art, music, drama, and film.
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Preface xi
Chapter 1. The Ever-Changing Shape and Texture of the Past 1
Static and Dynamic Concepts of History 1
Revising Our View of the Past 3
New Forms of Historical Consciousness 5
Toward a “People’s History” 6
Minorities and Women Enter History 8
The Annales School and Cliometrics 10
Psychology and History 13
Microhistory and Macrohistory 14
Postmodernism 15
A Multitude of Avenues to the Past 17
Chapter 2. The Nature and Variety of Historical Sources 19
Primary Sources 19
Manuscript Sources 20
Published Sources 20
Secondary Works 24
Books 24
Essays 27
Articles 27
Dissertations and Conference Papers 30
Chapter 3. Finding Your Sources: The Library Catalog and Beyond 33
The Online Library Catalog 35
Subject Headings, Keywords, and Title Words 36
Creating and Using a Research Bibliography 40
Published Bibliographies 42
Printed and Electronic Indexes and Abstracts 45
Finding Scholarly Essays 50
Other Important Databases 51
Historical Research on the Internet 53
Finding Useful Reference Materials 54
Chapter 4. Getting the Most Out of History Books: Critical Reading and Assessment 57
The Need for More Effective Reading 57
Finding Out About Authors 59
Comparing Similar Works of History 61
Reviewing a History Book 69
Chapter 5. Exploring Changing Interpretations: The Historiographic Essay 71
Selecting and Refining a Topic 71
Research for a Historiographic Essay: A Case Study 73
Writing the Historiographic Essay 77
Alternative Approaches 94
Chapter 6. Engaging with Primary Sources: The Research Paper 95
Searching for a Viable Topic 95
Finding Primary Sources 97
Approaching Your Reading 99
Notetaking 100
The Outline and Structure of Your Paper 104
Some Elements of Effective Writing 105
An Open Mind and Intellectual Honesty 108
Quoting 110
Footnoting 112
Editing and Revising 114
One Final Look 117
Chapter 7. Conclusion: The Open-Ended Nature of History 118
Appendix A. Published Bibliographies 123
Appendix B. Major Databases for Bibliographic Searching 125
Appendix C. Footnote/ Endnote Formatting 126
Appendix D. Bibliography Formatting 131
Appendix E. Commonly Used Abbreviations 135
Suggestions for Further Reading 137
Index 139
