Table of Contents

Authors' Preface PART ONE 1. The Scope of History 2. Varieties of History (i): 'Traditional History' 3. Varieties of History (ii): 'the New History' PART TWO 4. Approaches to History: Sources, Methods and Historians 5. Theories and Concepts PART THREE 6. Studying History 7. The Learning Environment 8. Writing History (i): The Essay 9. Writing History (ii): The Dissertation 10. History Exams Afterword Suggestions for Further Reading Index.

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About the Author

Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University of Exeter, UK. He is the author of thirty books, including Maps and History and War and the World 1450-2000. Donald M. MacRaild is Professor of History at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK. His publications include Social History and Social Theory and Nineteenth Century Britain.