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History - About the Discipline

In this section you will find a sampling of works on the discipline of History.

Browse the American Historical Association's site for more info on history as an academic field and profession.

Doing History by Mark Donnelly; Claire Norton
Publication Date: 2011
History: A Very Short Introduction by John H. Arnold
ISBN: 9780192853523

Publication Date: 2000-06-15
History and Material Culture: A Student's Guide to Approaching Alternative Sources by Karen Harvey (Editor)
Publication Date: 2009
Telling the Truth about History by Joyce Appleby; Lynn A. Hunt; Margaret C. Jacob
Publication Date: 1995
That Noble Dream: The "Objectivity Question" and the American Historical Profession by Peter Novick
Publication Date: 1988
What Is History Now? by David Cannadine (Editor)
Publication Date: 2002

Earlier editions of What is History? (1961, 1962) by Edward Carr also available.

About History

Why Study History?

History - Guides to Research & Writing

Going to the Sources : A Guide to Historical Research and Writing by Anthony Brundage
Publication Date: 2008

4th edition
The Information-Literate Historian by Jenny L. Presnell
Publication Date: 2012
A Pocket Guide to Writing in History by Mary Lynn Rampolla
Publication Date: 2010

6th edition
Bizzell Reserves
A Short Guide to Writing about History by Richard A. Marius; Melvin E. Page
Publication Date: 2004

5th edition
Writing History by William Kelleher Storey
Publication Date: 2008

Several editions of this guide are available

3rd edition (2009) is on reserve in Bizzell