Going to the Sources: A Guide to Historical Research and Writing

Preface to the Fifth Edition 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 20     Manuscript sources 20     Published sources 21     Secondary Works 24     Books 25     Essays 27     Articles 28     Dissertations and conference papers 30     Chapter 3 Finding Your Sources: The Online Library Catalog and Beyond 34     The Online Library Catalog 36     Subject Headings, Keywords, and Title Words 37     Creating and Using a Research Bibliography 41     Published Bibliographies 44     Printed and Electronic Indexes and Abstracts 46     Finding Scholarly Essays 51     Other Important Databases 53     Historical Research on the Internet 55     Finding Useful Reference Materials 56     Chapter 4 Getting the Most Out of History Books: Critical Reading and Assessment 59     The Need for More Effective Reading 59     Finding out about Authors 61     Comparing Similar Works of History 63     Reviewing a History Book 72     Chapter 5 Beyond Textual Sources: Historians    Use of Other Media 74     Words, Images, and the Historical Imagination 74     The Birth of a Nation: Entertainment, Propaganda, and Critical Response 76     Reading, Viewing, Reflecting: A Case Study 84     The Evolving Integration of Text and Image 87     Chapter 6 Exploring Changing Interpretations: The Historiographic Essay 89     Selecting and Refining a Topic 90     Research for a Historiographic Essay: A Case Study 91     Writing the Historiographic Essay 95     Alternative Approaches 110     Chapter 7 Engaging with Primary Sources: The Research Paper 112     Searching for a Viable Topic 113     Finding Primary Sources 114     Approaching Your Reading 116     Notetaking 117     The Outline and Structure of Your Paper 121     Some Elements of Effective Writing 123     An Open Mind and Intellectual Honesty 126     Quoting 127     Footnoting 129     Editing and Revising 132     One Final Look 134     Chapter 8 Conclusion: The Open-Ended Nature of History 136     Appendix A: Published Bibliographies 140     Appendix B: Major Databases for Bibliographic Searching 142     Appendix C: Footnote/Endnote Formatting 143     Books 143     Book by a single author 144     Book by two authors 144     Book by three authors 144     Book by four or more authors 144     Book with author(s) as editor(s) 145     Articles and Essays (Chapters) 145     Journal article 145     Magazine article 145     Newspaper article 146     Encyclopedia article 146     Essay (chapter) 146     Book review 146     Other Types of Sources 146     Dissertation 146     Government document 147     Website 147     Videorecording 147     Footnote Reference to a Previously Cited Work 147     Appendix D: Bibliography Formatting 149     Book 149     Article 149     Essay (chapter) 149     Dissertation 150     Sample bibliography 150     Appendix E: Commonly Used Abbreviations 152     Suggestions for Further Reading 154     Index 156