The historian's toolbox :

Williams, Robert Chadwell, 1938-

The historian's toolbox : a student's guide to the theory and craft of history / Robert C. Williams - 3rd ed - M.E. Sharpe, Armonk, N.Y. : 2011 - xvi, 230 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Part I: The craft of history. The past ; Story ; History ; metahistory ; Antihistory ; The present ; The future -- Part II: The tools of history. Doing history : an overview ; Sources and evidence ; Credit and acknowledgment ; Narrative and explanation ; Interpretation ; Speculation -- Part III: The relevance of history. Everyday history ; Oral history ; Material
culture ; Public history ; Event analysis ; New tools : GIS and CSI ; History on the internet ; TMI : too much information -- Epilogue : The persistence of history -- Glossary

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History--Methodology
History--Research

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