A guide to historical method /

Shafer, Robert Jones, 1915-

A guide to historical method / edited by Robert Jones Shafer ; David Bennett ... [et al.] all of the Department of History, Syracuse University. - 3a ed. - Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth, c1980. - xvi, 272 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 253-257.

Nature of history -- Beginning research -- Proof and probability -- Historical evidence -- Collecting historical evidence -- Using evidence : external criticism -- Using evidence : internal criticism -- Analysis and synthesis -- Communication : writing and rewriting -- Communication : footnotes and bibliography -- Appendix A. Proofreading -- Appendix B. Commonly used abbreviations -- Apendix C. Additional reading on historical method

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