The updated fifth edition of Going to the Sources presents a practical guide to historical research and writing for all students of history. * Focuses on the basics of historians craft, introducing students to concepts including refining a topic, selecting sources, and engaging critically with their reading * Appendices illustrate style for footnotes, endnotes, and bibliographical entries, as well as a list of commonly used abbreviations * Features a new chapter on the use of non-textual sources for historians, including a case study discussion of the historical importance of D. W. Griffith s film The Birth of a Nation * Addresses how to bring the critical assessment skills of reading to bear on film and other non-textual sources * Includes a student-written historiographical essay, with marginal notes for instruction
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Anthony Brundage is Professor Emeritus of History at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. His publications include The Great Tradition: Constitutional History and National Identity in Britain and the United States, 1870-1960 (2007).
The fifth edition of Going to the Sources maintains its sterling reputation as one of the most accessible and student-friendly introductions to historiography. This text, accessible to students at the community college, undergraduate, and, in some cases even beginning graduate school level, outlines the fundamental methods utilized in the research and writing of history. The new edition features a wealth of updates and enhancements, along with the addition of a new chapter addressing the use of film and other non-textual sources by historiansfor example, how a film like D. W. Griffiths The Birth of a Nation can influence perceptions of history. Other chapters maintain a focus on the basics of the historians craft, including selecting and refining a topic; and locating and utilizing the necessary books, articles, essays, and online sources. Students are shown how to engage effectively in critical reading, interpreting, note-taking, writing, and revising. The creation of a historiographical essay and a longer research paper are discussed in detail. Methodological matters are interwoven with a discussion of the dynamic nature of history, in which the concept of revisionism is central and reveals that new interpretations of the past are an essential corollary to changing social, political, economic, and cultural structures. With a wealth of updates, revisions, and enhancements, Going to the Sources is a students most valuable go-to source for research and historical writing.
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