The Princeton guide to historical research /
Schrag, Zachary M.,
The Princeton guide to historical research / Zachary M. Schrag. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2021] - xvii, 411 pages ; 25 cm. - Skills for scholars .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The Princeton Guide to Historical Research provides students, scholars, and professionals with the skills they need to practice the historian's craft in the digital age, while never losing sight of the fundamental values and techniques that have defined historical scholarship for centuries. Zachary Schrag begins by explaining how to ask good questions and then guides readers step-by-step through all phases of historical research, from narrowing a topic and locating sources to taking notes, crafting a narrative, and connecting one's work to existing scholarship. He shows how researchers extract knowledge from the widest range of sources, such as government documents, newspapers, unpublished manuscripts, images, interviews, and datasets.
9780691198224
2020049221
History--Research.
D16 / .S345 2021
907.2
The Princeton guide to historical research / Zachary M. Schrag. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2021] - xvii, 411 pages ; 25 cm. - Skills for scholars .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The Princeton Guide to Historical Research provides students, scholars, and professionals with the skills they need to practice the historian's craft in the digital age, while never losing sight of the fundamental values and techniques that have defined historical scholarship for centuries. Zachary Schrag begins by explaining how to ask good questions and then guides readers step-by-step through all phases of historical research, from narrowing a topic and locating sources to taking notes, crafting a narrative, and connecting one's work to existing scholarship. He shows how researchers extract knowledge from the widest range of sources, such as government documents, newspapers, unpublished manuscripts, images, interviews, and datasets.
9780691198224
2020049221
History--Research.
D16 / .S345 2021
907.2