The historian's toolbox : a student's guide to the theory and craft of history / Robert C. Williams.

2nd ed.

Williams, Robert Chadwell, 1938-

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2007.

History--Methodology.
History--Research.

xv, 200 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Pt. 1. The craft of history. The past -- Story -- History -- Metahistory -- Antihistory -- The present -- The future -- Pt. 2. The tools of history. Doing history : an overview -- Sources and evidence -- Credit and acknowledgment -- Narrative and explanation -- Interpretation -- Speculation -- Pt. 3. The relevance of history. Everyday history -- Oral history -- Material culture -- Public history -- Event analysis -- History on the internet.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-194) and index.

9780765620262 (cloth : alk. paper)

Table of contents only

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