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The essential handbook for doing historical research in the
twenty-first century 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unpublished manuscripts, images, interviews, and datasets. He
demonstrates how to use archives and libraries, read sources
critically, present claims supported by evidence, tell compelling
stories, and much more. Featuring a wealth of examples that
illustrate the methods used by seasoned experts, The Princeton
Guide to Historical Research reveals that, however varied the
subject matter and sources, historians share basic tools in the
quest to understand people and the choices they made. Offers
practical step-by-step guidance on how to do historical research,
taking readers from initial questions to final publication Connects
new digital technologies to the traditional skills of the historian
Draws on hundreds of examples from a broad range of historical
topics and approaches Shares tips for researchers at every skill
level
The essential handbook for doing historical research in the
twenty-first century 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unpublished manuscripts, images, interviews, and datasets. He
demonstrates how to use archives and libraries, read sources
critically, present claims supported by evidence, tell compelling
stories, and much more. Featuring a wealth of examples that
illustrate the methods used by seasoned experts, The Princeton
Guide to Historical Research reveals that, however varied the
subject matter and sources, historians share basic tools in the
quest to understand people and the choices they made. Offers
practical step-by-step guidance on how to do historical research,
taking readers from initial questions to final publication Connects
new digital technologies to the traditional skills of the historian
Draws on hundreds of examples from a broad range of historical
topics and approaches Shares tips for researchers at every skill
level
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