Historical Research : Theory and Methods /
Hester, Ryan,
Historical Research : Theory and Methods / Ryan Hester - UK : Ed Tech Press, ©2018. 2022. - 287hbk.: ill.:
Contents: 1. Nature and Importance of the Study of History, 2. Understand the Research, 3. Historical Disciplines, 4. Historiography, 5. Historical Method, 6.Theories of History.
Historical method comprises the techniques and guidelines by which historians use primary sources and other evidence, including the evidence of archaeology, to research and then to write histories in the form of accounts of the past. The question of the nature, and even the possibility, of a sound historical method is raised in the philosophy of history as a question ofepistemology.The study of historical method and of different ways of writing history is known as historiography. This book undertakes historical research and provides invaluable advice and support with methodological analysis. History Research: Theory and Methods presents a clear practical guide to the study research and writing of history. Each stage of historical research is covered from the selection of a topic and the organization and evaluation of source material through to the completion of a typescript. The book focuses on the study of history provides detailed guidance on research methods and includes comprehensive information on stylistic conventions for presenting historical work.
9781788823401
History & Research
907.2 / HES
Historical Research : Theory and Methods / Ryan Hester - UK : Ed Tech Press, ©2018. 2022. - 287hbk.: ill.:
Contents: 1. Nature and Importance of the Study of History, 2. Understand the Research, 3. Historical Disciplines, 4. Historiography, 5. Historical Method, 6.Theories of History.
Historical method comprises the techniques and guidelines by which historians use primary sources and other evidence, including the evidence of archaeology, to research and then to write histories in the form of accounts of the past. The question of the nature, and even the possibility, of a sound historical method is raised in the philosophy of history as a question ofepistemology.The study of historical method and of different ways of writing history is known as historiography. This book undertakes historical research and provides invaluable advice and support with methodological analysis. History Research: Theory and Methods presents a clear practical guide to the study research and writing of history. Each stage of historical research is covered from the selection of a topic and the organization and evaluation of source material through to the completion of a typescript. The book focuses on the study of history provides detailed guidance on research methods and includes comprehensive information on stylistic conventions for presenting historical work.
9781788823401
History & Research
907.2 / HES