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Chapter 1 The Ever-Changing Shape and Texture of the Past |
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Static and Dynamic Concepts of History |
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Revising Our View of the Past |
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New Forms of Historical Consciousness |
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Toward a "People's History" |
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Minorities and Women Enter History |
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The Annales School and Cliometrics |
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Microhistory and Macrohistory |
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A Multitude of Avenues to the Past |
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Chapter 2 The Nature and Variety of Historical Sources |
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Dissertations and conference papers |
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Chapter 3 Finding Your Sources: The Online Library Catalog and Beyond |
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The Online Library Catalog |
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Subject Headings, Keywords, and Title Words |
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Creating and Using a Research Bibliography |
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Printed and Electronic Indexes and Abstracts |
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Other Important Databases |
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Historical Research on the Internet |
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Finding Useful Reference Materials |
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Chapter 4 Getting the Most Out of History Books: Critical Reading and Assessment |
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The Need for More Effective Reading |
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Finding out about Authors |
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Comparing Similar Works of History |
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Chapter 5 Beyond Textual Sources: Historians' Use of Other Media |
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Words, Images, and the Historical Imagination |
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The Birth of a Nation: Entertainment, Propaganda, and Critical Response |
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Reading, Viewing, Reflecting: A Case Study |
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The Evolving Integration of Text and Image |
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Chapter 6 Exploring Changing Interpretations: The Historiographic Essay |
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Selecting and Refining a Topic |
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Research for a Historiographic Essay: A Case Study |
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Writing the Historiographic Essay |
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Chapter 7 Engaging with Primary Sources: The Research Paper |
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Searching for a Viable Topic |
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The Outline and Structure of Your Paper |
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Some Elements of Effective Writing |
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An Open Mind and Intellectual Honesty |
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Chapter 8 Conclusion: The Open-Ended Nature of History |
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Appendix A Published Bibliographies |
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Appendix B Major Databases for Bibliographic Searching |
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Appendix C Footnote/Endnote Formatting |
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Book by four or more authors |
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Book with author(s) as editor(s) |
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Articles and Essays (Chapters) |
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Footnote Reference to a Previously Cited Work |
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Appendix D Bibliography Formatting |
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Appendix E Commonly Used Abbreviations |
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| Suggestions for Further Reading |
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| Index |
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