This is a practical guide for students planning to study history in higher education. It offers an overview of the diferent course options available, and a guide to what a history degree actually involves. Separate chapters focus on the key skills required of history students: working with sources, note-taking, classroom work, essay writing, examination technique, working with statistics, and research methods. The text also discusses the criteria applied by history tutors in assessing the achievements of their students, and the possible career options for history students. There are also suggestions for further reading and a guide to other sources of information.
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This chapter explores the evolution of academic history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
First Class, Cambridge University Press, East Anglia, Lower Second, County Record Offices, Great Yarmouth, Lord Acton, Pope Gregory, William of Orange New!
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- Econometric History (Studies in Economic and Social History) by Donald McCloskey on page 105, and Back Matter
- Local History in England by D Hey on page 94, and Back Matter
- Lays of Ancient Rome by Thomas Babbington Macaulay on page 4, and page 12
- Lays of Ancient Rome by Thomas Babington Macaulay on page 4, and page 12
- Making of the English Working Class by E.P. Thompson on page 17
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- History in Practice by Ludmilla Jordanova in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- History in Practice by Ludmilla Jordanova in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Historical Research in Educational Settings by Gary McCulloch in Back Matter
- Historical Research in Educational Settings by McCulloch in Back Matter
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