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Reading History
Michael Burger (Author)
9781487523879
Paperback / softback, published 21 December 2021
144 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 1 b&w map
25.4 x 20.3 x 1 cm, 0.36 kg
History students read a lot. They read primary sources. They read specialized articles and monographs. They sometimes read popular histories. And they read textbooks. Yet students are beginners, and as beginners they need to learn the differences among various kinds of readings – their natures, their challenges, and the unique expectations one needs to bring to each of them. Reading History is a practical guide to help students read better. Uniquely designed with the author’s engaging explanations in the margins, the book describes primary sources across various genres, including documents of practice, treatises, and literary works, as well as secondary sources such as textbooks, articles, and monographs. An appendix contains tips and questions for reading primary or secondary sources. Full of practical advice and hands-on training that allows students to be successful, Reading History will cultivate a wider appreciation for the discipline of history.
Preface Part I: Introduction 1. Introduction Part II: Primary Sources 2. From Manuscript to Edition 2.1 Editing 3. Primary Source Basics and Two Documents of Practice 3.1 Questions about the Source 4. Narrative Sources and Cognate Sources 5. Literary Sources and Treatises 5.1 Literary Sources 6. Material Evidence and Comparing Sources 6.1 Introduction Part III: Secondary Sources 7. Historians Presenting Original Research: Monographs and Articles 8. Textbooks and Popular History 8.1 Textbooks Part IV: Other Matters 9. Counting: Primary Sources and Secondary Sources 10. What Is in It for You? Appendix: Questions and Tips Suggestions for Further Reading
Figures and Table
2.2 Kinds of Editions: Print and Online
2.3 Translations
3.2 Drawing Historical Conclusions: Questions about the World beyond the Source
3.3 Reading against the Larger Historical Context
3.4 Documents of Practice
5.2 Treatises
6.2 Art
6.3 Archaeological Evidence
8.2 Popular History
8.3 Online Secondary Sources