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020 _a0312403569
020 _a9780312403560
082 _aD16.3
100 1 _aBenjamin, Jules R
245 1 2 _aA student's guide to history /
_cJules R. Benjamin
250 _a9th ed
264 _aBOSTON. NEW YORK
_bBEDFORD/ST. MARTINS
_c2004
300 _axvii, 254 p. :
_bill., maps ;
500 _aIncludes index
505 0 _a1. The Subject of history and how to use it: - What history can tell you - What historians are trying to do: history and the everyday world - How historians work: Philosophies of history - Historiography - Changing directions of historical research - Methods of historical research - Promary and secondary sources of evidence - Interpreting and organizing evidence - The Computer and historical research - How you can use history - 2. How to read a history assignment, take notes in class, and prepare for and take exams: How to read a history assignment: Reading a textbook, reading a monograph, reading an anthology, reading a historical novel, examples of reading assignments - How to read nonwritten materials - How to take notes in class - Classroom participation - Communicating online - How to study for and take exams - 3. How to write history assignments: the importance of writing skills - 4. How to research a history topic - 5. How to write a research paper - Appendix A: basic reference sources for history study and research - Appendix B: Useful information for the historian
520 _aPresents step-by-step guidance for history students on studying, homework, tests, research, and writing, and includes exercises and annotated examples
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