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Going to the Sources: A Guide to Historical Research and Writing 4th Edition
Author(s): Anthony Brundage (Author)
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
- Publication Date: 8 Jan. 2013
- Edition: 4th
- Language: English
- Print length: 142 pages
- ISBN-10: 0882952536
- ISBN-13: 9780882952536
Book Description
The Fourth Edition of our highly affordable and convenient text remains an excellent tool for students faced with the daunting task of writing their first research paper or historiographical essay. The book begins with a chapter that describes the different schools of thought of history, setting the stage for a discussion of the different types of historical sources and the organization of the historical profession. Then Going to the Sources becomes a hands–on manual, helping the reader identify, find, and evaluate the many sources available to researchers. In addition to enhanced coverage of technological tools, this fourth edition features an entirely new chapter, “Getting the Most Out of History Books,” practical advice to help students read more critically. New and updated appendices provide easy examples of style for footnotes, endnotes, and bibliographical entries, as well as a list of commonly used abbreviations.
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About the Author
Anthony Brundage is Professor of History Emeritus at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, London. A specialist in modern Britain, he has also taught United States History, Irish History, History Methods, History and Historians, and Senior Thesis. He is the author of numerous articles and reviews as well as six books, the most recent of which (co–authored with Richard Cosgrove) is The Great Tradition: Constitutional History and National Identity in Britain and the United States, 1870–1960 (2007). His avocations include running, hiking, travel, art, music, drama, and film.
