Robert C. Williams

The Historian's Toolbox (eBook, ePUB)

A Student's Guide to the Theory and Craft of History

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Now in its fifth edition, The Historian's Toolbox is designed to help students become skilled in the intellectual process and craft of history, offering an overview of the field and techniques for reading and writing about history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040125144
• Artikelnr.: 72283085

Autorenporträt

Robert C. Williams is Vail Professor of History Emeritus at Davidson College, where he was Dean of Faculty from 1986 to 1998. He is a Russian historian and the author of eighteen books and numerous articles. He received his B.A. from Wesleyan University and has taught at Bates, Davidson, and Williams colleges and at Washington University in St. Louis.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: The Craft of History 1. The Past 2. Story 3. History 4. Metahistory
5. Antihistory 6. The Present 7. The Future Part 2: The Tools of History
8. Doing History: An Overview 9. Sources and Evidence 10. Credit and
Acknowledgment 11. Narrative and Explanation 12. Interpretation 13.
Speculation Part 3: The Relevance of History 14. Everyday History 15. Oral
History 16. Material Culture 17. Public History 18. Event Analysis 19.
Digital History 20. Gender History 21. Indigenous Peoples 22. Epilogue: The
End of History?