{"product_id":"reading-primary-sources-the-interpretation-of-texts-from-nineteenth-and-twentieth-century-history-paperback","title":"Reading Primary Sources: The Interpretation of Texts from Nineteenth and Twentieth Century History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMiriam Dobson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Ziemann\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in its second edition, \u003ci\u003eReading Primary Sources \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the varied traditions in source criticism and, through specific examples, illustrates how primary sources can be read and used in historical research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I of this two-part volume begins by establishing the reader's understanding of source criticism with an overview of both traditional and new methodological approaches to the use of primary documents. Taking into account the huge expansion in the range of primary sources used by historians, Part II includes chapters on surveillance reports, testimony and court files, in addition to more traditional genres such as letters, memoranda, diaries, novels, newspapers, political speeches and autobiography. For the new edition, each chapter now includes a checklist that suggests an easy-to-follow sequence of steps for interpreting a specific source genre, enabling students to understand how the sources should be read, what they have to offer, and the pitfalls of their interpretation. In addition to new discussions about the availability of digitised source materials, a new chapter on social surveys unlocks the potential of these widely used primary sources. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking examples of sources from many European countries and the United States, and providing up-to-date information on the most widely used textual sources, this book is the perfect companion for every student of history who wants to engage with primary sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiriam Dobson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Reader in Modern History at the University of Sheffield. Her first book \u003ci\u003eKhrushchev's Cold Summer: Gulag Returnees, Crime, and the Fate of Reform after Stalin\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2009 and she is currently completing a monograph, provisionally entitled \u003ci\u003eUnorthodox Communities in the Cold War: Protestants, Secularisation, and Soviet Atheism, 1945-1985\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Ziemann is Professor of Modern German History at the University of Sheffield. His most recent publications include \u003ci\u003eContested Commemorations: Republican War Veterans and Weimar Political Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) and \u003ci\u003eViolence and the German Soldier in the Great War: Killing, Dying, Surviving\u003c\/i\u003e (2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42163768623239,"sku":"9781138393196","price":90.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8e2488cf5241192de6a56babf66ed165.webp?v=1733299874","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/reading-primary-sources-the-interpretation-of-texts-from-nineteenth-and-twentieth-century-history-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}