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From reliable sources : an introduction to historical methods
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- Creator
- Martha Howell and Walter Prevenier
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- English
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- Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2001
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- viii, 207 pages ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780801435737, 0801435730, 9780801485602, 0801485606
- OCLC
- ocm45493347
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [151]-195) and index.
- I. The Source: The Basis of Our Knowledge about the Past. A. What Is a Source? B. Source Typologies, Their Evolution and Complementarity. C. The Impact of Communication and Information Technology on the Production of Sources. D. Storing and Delivering Information -- II. Technical Analysis of Sources. A. Clio's Laboratory. B. Source Criticism: The Great Tradition -- III. Historical Interpretation: The Traditional Basics. A. Comparison of Sources. B. Establishing Evidentiary Satisfaction. C. The "Facts" That Matter -- IV. New Interpretive Approaches. A. Interdisciplinarity. B. The Politics of History Writing -- V. The Nature of Historical Knowledge. A. Change and Continuity. B. Causality. C. History Today