From the Book - Fifth Edition.
1. The ever-changing shape and texture of the past
Static and dynamic concepts of history
Revising our view of the past
New forms of historical consciousness
Toward a "people's history"
Minorities and women enter history
The Annales School and Cliometrics
Microhistory and macrohistory
A multitude of avenues to the past
2. The nature and variety of historical sources
Dissertations and conference papers
3. Finding your sources : the online library catalog and beyond
The online library catalog
Subject headings, keywords, and title words
Creating and using a research bibliography
Printed and electronic indexes and abstracts
Other important databases
Historical research on the internet
Finding useful reference materials
4. Getting the most out of history books : critical reading and assessment
The meed for more effective reading
Finding out about authors
Comparing similar works of history
5. Beyond textual sources : historians' use of other media
Words, images, and the historical imagination
The Birth of a Nation : entertainment, propaganda, and critical response
Reading, viewing, reflecting : a case study
The evolving integration of text and image
6. Exploring changing interpretations : the historiographic essay
Selecting and refining a topic
Research for a historiographic essay : a case study
Writing the historiographic essay
7. Engaging with primary sources : the research paper
Searching for a viable topic
The outline and structure of your paper
Some elements of effective writing
An open mind and intellectual honesty
8. Conclusion : the open-ended nature of history
Appendix A. Published bibliographies
Appendix B. Major databases for bibliographic searching
Appendix C. Footnote/endnote formatting
Appendix D. Bibliography formatting
Appendix E. Commonly used abbreviations.
