Writing History!: A Companion for Historians (Kamp Jeannette)(Paperback)

Writing History!: A Companion for Historians (Kamp Jeannette)(Paperback)

Historians not only have knowledge of history, but by writing about it and engaging with other historians from the past and present, they make history themselves. This companion offers young historians clear guidelines for the different phases of historical research; how do you get a good

Writing Historical Fiction: A Writers' and Artists' Companion (Brayfield Celia)(Paperback)

Writing Historical Fiction: A Writers' & Artists' Companion is an invaluable companion for a writer working in this challenging and popular literary genre, whether your period is Ancient Rome or World War II. PART 1 includes reflections on the genre and provides a short history of historical

Researching and Writing History - A Guide for Local Historians (Dymond David)(Paperback / softback)

This invaluable book, now completely updated, provides practical advice about the process of research and writing history. It gives essential guidance on finding sources; transcribing, analysing and interpreting evidence; writing; historical perspectives and methods; and ways to present and publish

A Concise History of History (Woolf Daniel)(Paperback)

This short history of history is an ideal introduction for courses on the historian's craft, historical theory and method, and historiography. It spans the earliest known forms of historical writing in the ancient near East right through to the present and covers developments in Europe, Asia,

Sharing Your Family History Online: A Guide for Family Historians (Paton Chris)(Paperback)

For many enthusiasts pursuing their family history research, the online world offers a seemingly endless archive of digitized materials to help us answer the questions posed by our ancestors. In addition to hosting records, however, the internet also offers a unique platform on which we can host

Writing Short Stories: A Writers' and Artists' Companion (Newland Courttia)(Paperback)

Writing Short Stories: A Writers' and Artists' Companion is an essential guide to writing short fiction successfully. PART 1 explores the nature and history of the form, personal reflections by the editors, and help getting started with ideas, planning and research. PART 2 includes tips by

The Oxford Companion to Scottish History (Lynch Michael)(Paperback)

The Oxford Companion to Scottish History interprets history broadly, including archaeology, architecture, climate, culture, folk belief, geology, and the langauages of Scotland. It covers more than 20 centuries of history, including immigrants, migrants, and emigrants. It extends from Orkney and

Writing History, Writing Trauma (LaCapra Dominick)(Paperback)

Trauma and its aftermath pose acute problems for historical representation and understanding. In Writing History, Writing Trauma, Dominick LaCapra critically analyzes attempts by theorists and literary critics to come to terms with trauma and with the crucial role post-traumatic

The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Travel Writing (Clarke Robert)(Paperback)

The Cambridge Companion to Postcolonial Travel Writing offers readers an insight into the scope and range of perspectives that one encounters in this field of writing. Encompassing a diverse range of texts and styles, performances and forms, postcolonial travel writing recounts journeys undertaken

American Labyrinth: Intellectual History for Complicated Times (Haberski Raymond)(Paperback)

American Labyrinth contains a stimulating and useful collection of essays by historians reflecting on American intellectual history.... As a whole, the book convinces the reader that the field of intellectual history is enjoying a renaissance. The book will be especially prized by intellectual

Portugal - A Companion History (Saraiva Jose Hermano)(Paperback / softback)

An illustrated brief history of Portugal written for non-specialist foreign readers. Also included in the book is a historical gazetteer, short biographies, chronological tables and

Tracing Your Oxfordshire Ancestors: A Guide for Family & Local Historians (Lisle Nicola)(Paperback)

Oxfordshire has a proud history as an agricultural county, relying for centuries on the wool trade for its prosperity. It is also famous for the founding of Oxford University in the eleventh century and for the Morris Motors car factory established in Oxford in 1912. The county is richly endowed

Reshaping Women's History: Voices of Nontraditional Women Historians (Gallagher Julie A.)(Paperback)

Writing Gender History (Downs Laura Lee)(Paperback)

How has feminist scholarship changed history? Writing Gender History explores the evolution of historical writing about women and gender from the 1930s until the early twenty-first century. With chapters on the history of Europe, the USA, colonial India and Africa, the discussion moves from women's

Tracing Your British Indian Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians (Jolly Emma)(Paperback)

Tracing Your British Indian Ancestors gives a fascinating insight into the history of the subcontinent under British rule and into the lives the British led there. It also introduces the reader to the range of historical records that can be consulted in order to throw light on the experience of

A Pocket Style Manual (Hacker Diana)(Spiral)

A companion for writing for higher education in all disciplines, making it easy for students to keep all of the guidelines and best practices to hand. This latest edition emphasises step-by-step how-to instruction that helps students apply writing, research, and citation advice in practical,

Great British Family Names and Their History: What's in a Name? (Moss John)(Paperback)

Fascinating guide for genealogists and budding family historians wanting to learn more about their name and its history.For better or worse, what we are is often determined by our family; the events that occurred many years before we were born, and the choices that were made by our forebears are

Mass Housing: Modern Architecture and State Power - A Global History (Glendinning Miles)(Paperback)

Shortlisted for the Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion 2021 (The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain)'It will become the standard work on the subject.' Literary Review This major work provides the first comprehensive history of one of modernism's most defining and controversial

Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records: A Guide for Family Historians (Paton Chris)(Paperback)

A practical guide to understanding the unique genealogical landscape of Scottish family history

Tracing Your Prisoner Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians (Wade Stephen)(Paperback)

The history of the British prison system only had systematic records from the middle of the nineteenth century. Before that, material on prisoners in local jails and houses of correction was patchy and minimal. In more recent times, many prison records have been destroyed.In Tracing Your Prisoner

Tracing Your Lancashire Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians (Wilkes Sue)(Paperback)

If you want to find out about Lancashire s history, and particularly if you have family links to the area and your ancestors lived or worked in the county, then this is the ideal book for you. As well as helping you to trace when and where your ancestors were born, married and died, it gives you an

Writing Material Culture History (Gerritsen Anne)(Paperback)

Writing Material Culture History 2e examines the methodologies used in the historical study of material culture. Looking at archaeology, anthropology, art history and literary studies, the book provides students with a fundamental understanding of the relationship between artefacts and historical

Writing History: Theory and Practice (Feldner Heiko)(Paperback)

The third edition of Writing History provides students and teachers with a comprehensive overview of how the study of history is informed by a broader intellectual and analytical framework, exploring the emergence and development of history as a discipline and the major theoretical developments

A Companion to the History of American Science (Montgomery Georgina M.)(Paperback)