RESEARCH METHODS FOR HISTORY

Book Details

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Author: Simon Gunn, Lucy Faire

• Binding: Hardcover

• ISBN: 9788131608227

• Pages: 278 pages

• Release Date: 01-11-2017

• Languages: English

• Package Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.5 x 0.9 inches

About the Book
Historians have become increasingly sensitive to social and cultural theory since the 1980s, yet the methods by which research is conducted in History have often been taken for granted. Research Methods for History encourages researchers to think creatively about the wide range of methods currently in use and to understand how these methods can provide valuable historical insights.

This updated edition covers not only traditional methods like archival research but also newer developments, such as the influence of digital history research. The book reflects the latest trends in the field, including landscape studies, material culture, and ethics. Each chapter offers fresh perspectives, encouraging historians at all levels to think critically and creatively. The book also highlights transferable methodological skills useful across disciplines like English Studies, Geography, Archaeology, and Cultural Studies.

Key Features

• International scope

• Encourages methodological comparison across time periods

• Suitable for historians at all levels, promoting critical and creative thinking

• Transferable methodological skills for other fields like English Studies, Geography, Archaeology, and Cultural Studies

Contents

• Introduction: Why Bother with Method?

• Working With/In the Archives – Michelle T. King

• Approaching Visual Materials – Ludmilla Jordanova

• Material Culture – Alan Mayne

• Landscape and Place – Jo Guldi

• Collective Biography – Krista Cowman

• Life Stories and Historical Analysis – Alistair Thomson

• GIS, Spatial Technologies and Digital Mapping – Keith Lilley and Catherine Porter

• Document to Database and Spreadsheet – R.J. Morris

• Digital Research – Bob Nicholson

• Reading Language as a Historical Source – Julie-Marie Strange

• Analysing Behaviour as Performance – Simon Gunn

• Ethics and Historical Research – William Gallois

• Time, Temporality and History – Prashant Kidambi

About the Author / Editor
Simon Gunn is a Professor of Urban History at the Centre for Urban History at the University of Leicester. His publications include History and Cultural Theory (2006) and The Public Culture of the Victorian Middle Class (2000). He is also the joint editor of the journal Urban History.
Lucy Faire is an Honorary Visiting Fellow in the Centre for Urban History and a Lecturer in Humanities and Arts at the Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning at the University of Leicester. She specializes in the history of home, leisure, and behavior. She is the co-author of The Place of the Audience: Cultural Geographies of Film Consumption (2003).