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How History is Made: A Student’s Guide to Reading, Writing, and Thinking in the Discipline (Cole et al.)

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How History is Made: A Student’s Guide to Reading, Writing, and Thinking in the Discipline (Cole et al.)

Learn what it means to think like an historian! Units on “Thinking Historically,” “Reading Historically,” “Researching Historically,” and “Writing Historically” describe the essential skills of the discipline of history. “Performing Historically” offers advice on presenting research findings and describes some careers open to those with an academic training in history.

HistoryHumanities
Author
Stephanie Cole, Kimberly Breuer, Scott W. Palmer, and Brandon Blakeslee
Publisher
University of Texas at Arlington
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-NC-SA
Language
EN
Category
English
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Contents· 54 sections
  1. 01: Part 1 - Thinking Historically
  2. 1.01: What is History
  3. 1.02: What is Historical Analysis
  4. 1.03: How Historians Approach History- Fields and Periodization
  5. 1.04: Evaluating Evidence
  6. 1.05: The Stakes of Historical Scholarship
  7. 02: Part II - Reading Historically
  8. 2.01: How to Read a Historical Monograph
  9. 2.02: How to Read Other Secondary Sources
  10. 2.03: How to Read Primary Sources Part I- The Basics
  11. 2.04: How to Read Primary Sources Part II- Evaluating Non-written Primary Sources
  12. 03: Part III - Researching Historically
  13. 3.01: Choosing and Narrowing a Topic
  14. 3.02: Locating Sources
  15. 3.03: Archives and Historical Research
  16. 3.04: Organizing Research- Taking and Keeping Effective Notes
  17. 3.05: Database Building
  18. 3.06: Geography and Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
  19. 3.07: Oral History and the Historical Process
  20. 3.08: Digital History
  21. 04: Part IV - Writing Historically
  22. 4.01: Preparing to Write- Organizing and Outlines
  23. 4.02: Standards of Historical Writing
  24. 4.03: When to use Citations and Quotations
  25. 4.04: Chicago Manual of Style- The frenemy of all history students
  26. 4.05: Writing for Other Than Research Analysis
  27. 05: Part V - Performing Historically
  28. 5.01: Communicating Findings
  29. 5.02: Becoming a Professional Historian
  30. 5.03: Becoming an Archivist
  31. 5.04: Becoming a Public Historian
  32. 06: Part VI - Skills for Success
  33. 6.01: Pursuing Success in College
  34. 6.02: Teamwork
  35. 6.03: Resilience
  36. 6.04: Time Management
  37. 6.05: Life Skills
  38. 07: Part VII - Campus Resources
  39. 7.01: General Resources
  40. 7.02: Maverick Advantage
  41. 7.03: Leadership
  42. 08: Part VIII - Degree Planning and Beyond Advice from the UTA History Department
  43. 8.01: Advice from the Undergraduate Advisors
  44. 8.02: The BA Degree
  45. 8.03: Intership Program
  46. 8.04: Consider Grad School
  47. 8.05: Professional Development
  48. 8.06: Marketable Skills and the CV Resume
  49. 09: Appendices
  50. 9.01: Appendix A - Database Rules and Datatypes
  51. 9.02: Appendix B - Working With Multiple Tables
  52. 9.03: Appendix C - Database Troubleshooting and Coding
  53. 9.04: Appendix D - Database Design and Parts of a Database
  54. 9.05: Appendix E - Writing Criteria Example Rubric