Contemporary history : practice and method
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Contemporary history : practice and method
B. Blackwell, 1988
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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ISBN 9780631160922
Description
Contemporary history presents historians with particularly difficult methodological problems, as it offers a wealth of source material denied to those engaging with earlier periods. But how reliable is material taken from the press of interviews, private papers or statistical surveys, and how should it be used? How can contemporary history be "real" as opposed to "instant"? In this book a distinguished group of academics and journalists - including John Barnes, David Butler, Peter Hennessy, Gillian Peele and Tom Nossiter - consider the value and practicalities of contemporary history in Europe and North America.
Table of Contents
- PART 1 THE PRACTICE OF CONTEMPORARY HISTORY: Methodology in Contemporary History
- Using Interviews, Anthony Seldon
- Using the Press, Peter Hennessy
- Using Published Written Evidence, John Barnes
- Using Surveys and Opinion Poll Data, Tom Nositer
- Using Official State Papers, Nicholas Cox
- Using Collections of Private Papers, Angela Raspin
- Using Parliamentary Sources, Dermot Englefield. PART 2 THE EXTENT OF CONTEMPORARY HISTORY: Contemporary History in Europe - Britain, Anthony Seldon
- Federal Republic of Germany, Norbert Frei
- France, Francois Bedarida
- Italy, Gaetano Grassi
- Contemporary History in the United States, Gillian Peele
- Contemporary History in the Classical World, A.J. Woodman
- Contemporary History and Biography, Nigel Hamilton.
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pbk. ISBN 9780631160939
Description
Contemporary history presents historians with particularly difficult methodological problems, as it offers a wealth of source material denied to those engaging with earlier periods. But how reliable is material taken from the press of interviews, private papers or statistical surveys, and how should it be used? How can contemporary history be "real" as opposed to "instant"? In this book a distinguished group of academics and journalists - including John Barnes, David Butler, Peter Hennessy, Gillian Peele and Tom Nossiter - consider the value and practicalities of contemporary history in Europe and North America.
Table of Contents
- PART 1 THE PRACTICE OF CONTEMPORARY HISTORY: Methodology in Contemporary History
- Using Interviews, Anthony Seldon
- Using the Press, Peter Hennessy
- Using Published Written Evidence, John Barnes
- Using Surveys and Opinion Poll Data, Tom Nossiter
- Using Official State Papers, Nicholas Cox, Using Collections of Private Papers, Angela Raspin
- Using Parliamentary Sources, Dermot Englefield
- PART 2 EXTENT OF CONTEMPORARY HISTORY: Contemporary History in Europe - Britain, Anthony Seldon
- Federal Republic of Germany, Norbert Frei
- France, Francois Bedarida
- Italy, Gaetano Grassi
- Contemporary History in the United States, Gillian Peele Contemporary History in the Classical World, A.J. Woodman Contemporary History and Biography, Nigel Hamilton.
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