Bill Mcdowell

Historical Research

A Guide for Writers of Dissertations, Theses, Articles and Books

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Appropriate for undergraduate history students researching and writing dissertations, and postgraduate research students. This is the first practical guide to cover the various stages of a history research project, from the selection of the topic and the organization and interpretation of source material, through to the completion of the written-up record.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 602g
• ISBN-13: 9781138836921
• ISBN-10: 1138836923
• Artikelnr.: 41240266

Autorenporträt

W. H. McDowell is Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Scottish History, University of Edinburgh

Inhaltsangabe

PART 1: THE STUDY OF HISTORY. The nature and value of history. History and
the social sciences. History and the natural sciences. PART 2: RESEARCH
METHODS. Research tools. Historical sources. Planning a research project.
Locating and indexing source material. Evaluating source material. Research
notes. Illustrate material.
Research for a higher degree. Publication of article and books. PART 3:
STYLISTIC CONVENTIONS. Abbreviations, numbers and punctuation. Typescript
format. Footnote and bibliography references. Proofreading. Indexing