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