{"product_id":"the-methods-and-skills-of-history-a-practical-de-4th-edition-9781118745441","title":"The Methods and Skills of History  A Practical de","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWidely acclaimed for its accessibility and engaging approach to the subject, the fourth edition of   The Methods and Skills of History combines theory and instruction with hands-on practice, making it a comprehensive guide to historical research and writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Historical Thinking 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Uses of History 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set A 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set B 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Nature of History: History as Reconstruction 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set A 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set B 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Historical Thinking: Continuity and Change 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set A 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set B 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Historical Thinking: Multiple Causality in History 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set A 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set B 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Historical Thinking: Context 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set A 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set B 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 History Writing: Telling a Story 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set A 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set B 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Confronting the Historical Account 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Libraries: Real and Virtual 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set A 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set B 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Reading History 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set A 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set B 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 History on Film 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Doing History 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Evidence 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set A 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set B 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Oral Histories, Statistics, and Photographs 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set A 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set B 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Interpretation 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set A 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set B 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Writing For Your Reader 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set A 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises Set B 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Historiography 253\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The History of History 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 History and the Disciplines 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Fur Trade on the Upper Missouri River: Documents 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Source References and Bibliographies 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Sample Oral History Release Form 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWriting Capsules\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Coherent Paragraphs: The Topic Sentence 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Literature Review 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Essays: The Introduction 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Integrating Quotations 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Précis 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Coherent Paragraphs: Transitions 244 \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406915117399,"sku":"9781118745441","price":24.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118745441.jpg?v=1730497545","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-methods-and-skills-of-history-a-practical-de-4th-edition-9781118745441","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}