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Combines theory with 'hands on' practice, providing engaging essays, documents, and exercises designed to make the craft of history more meaningful and accessible to student readers as well as strengthen their critical-thinking and communication skills.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface ix PART I Historical Thinking 1 Chapter 1 The Uses of History 3 Exercises Set A 7 Exercises Set B 9 Chapter 2 The Nature of History: History as Reconstruction 11 Exercises Set A 17 Exercises Set B 20 Chapter 3 Historical Thinking: Continuity and Change 23 Exercises Set A 30 Exercises Set B 35 Chapter 4 Historical Thinking: Multiple Casualty in History 39 Exercises Set A 48 Exercises Set B 55 Chapter 5 Historical Thinking: Context 59 Exercises Set A 65 Exercises Set B 69 PART II Confronting the Historical Account 75 Chapter 6 Libraries: Real and Virtual 77 Exercises Set A 87 Exercises Set B 97 Chapter 7 Reading History 105 Exercises Set A 113 Exercises Set B 121 Chapter 8 History on Film 125 Exercise 135 PART III Doing History 137 Chapter 9 Evidence 139 Exercises Set A 147 Exercises Set B 157 Chapter 10 Oral History and Statistics 165 Exercises Set A 174 Exercises Set B 177 Chapter 11 Interpretation 181 Exercises Set A 190 Exercises Set B 197 Chapter 12 Writing: The History Paper 205 Exercises Set A 216 Exercises Set B 220 PART IV Historiography 225 Chapter 13 The History of History 227 Exercise 240 Chapter 14 History and the Disciplines 243 Exercises 249 Appendix A Fur Trade on the Upper Missouri River: Documents 257 Appendix B Source References and Bibliographies 265 Appendix C Sample Oral History Release Form 269 Suggestions for Further Reading 271 Index 277
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Michael J. Salevouris ia a Professor of History at Webster University in St. Louis. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Minnesota and currently teaches courses in history methods, British and European history, the history of warfare, and the history of disease and medicine. In addition to various reviews and articles he is the author of "Riflemen Form" The War Scare of 1859-1860 in England," and (with Conal Furay) "Learning American History: Critical Skills for the Survey Course." His interests include golf, tennis, mystery novels, model building, and traveling far and wide when the opportunity presents itself.A native of Omaha, Nebraska. Conal Furay received his doctoral degree from St. Louis University. Before becoming a Professor Emeritus at Webster University he taught such courses as American Business History and the Western in film and story. Previous publications include "The Grass-Roots Mind in America," and (with Michael Salevouris) "Learning American History: Critical Skills for the Survey Course." Current interests are Nebraska Cornhusker football, golfing with friends, and a late-blooming enjoyment of reading "National Geographic" magazine from cover to cover.
