INDICE: Preface .1. Introduction .We are All Part of the Evidence .A Personal Example .2. The Historian Not the History .Ideological History .Ethnic or National History .Distant Voices .Historical Style or Genre .The Older Historian .History by Non–Historians .Historical Jargon .History in Translation .3. If Not the Historian, Then Certainly the Evidence .The Nature of Evidence .Taxation Records .Court or Legal Documents .Eye–Witness Evidence .Using Evidence Requires Skill and Experience .Drawings as Evidence .Photographs as Evidence .Aural Evidence .Missing or Negative Evidence .Conclusion .4. The Periods and Divisions of History .Historical Periodization: History as Chunks of Time .The Example of the Middle Ages .Historical Periods defined by Dynamic Ideas .Historical Periods defined by Great Men or Women .Historical Periods defined by Specific Years or Centuries .The Study of History through Geographical Categories .History as Chunks of Space .5. The Many and Various Forms of Historical Writing: The More Traditional Structures .The Chronicle .Political History .Diplomatic History .Legal History .Military History .Economic History .Subgenres of Economic History .Cultural and Intellectual History .Church or Confessional History .Jewish History .Histories of Other Heterodox Religious Communities .6. The Many and Various Forms of Historical Writing: More Recent Categories of Historical Research .Social History .Prosopography .Gendered Histories .Women s History .Feminist History .Gender History .Queer History .Children s History .Transnational History .Diaspora Studies .Holocaust Studies .Genocide Studies .World History .Big History .7. The Writing of History .The Writing of History in the Past .The Deeds of Great Men .History as a Divine Plan .The Scientific Revolution, The Enlightenment, and the Laws of History .History and Social Darwinism .Writing History After the Second World War .The Writing of History Today .An Example .Framing the Question .The State of the Question .Deciding on a Beginning and an End .The Contract With Your Audience .Structure .A Conclusion .Bibliographies and Notes .Maps and Illustrations .Envoi .8. Experiencing History .History Around Us .Museums and Art Galleries .History as Breaking News .Film and Television .Electronic Records, Social Media, and History .History from Evidence on the Internet .9. Conclusion .We are all Historians .We are all Disciples of Descartes .Some Final Words .Suggestions for Further Reading .Index
- ISBN: 978-1-118-91201-0
- Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 168
- Fecha Publicación: 23/12/2016
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés