The Emperor's Mirror: Understanding Cultures Through Primary Sources

by Frances F. Berdan, Russell J. Barber, Frances Berdan

Book Overview

Russell J. Barber and Frances F. Berdan have created the ultimate guide for anyone doing cross-cultural and/or document-driven research. Presenting the essentials of primary-source methodology, The Emperor's Mirror includes nine chapters on paleography, calendrics, source and quantitative analysis, and the visual interpretation of artifacts such as pictographs, illustrations, and maps.

As an introduction to ethnohistory, this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816518483
• ISBN13: 9780816518487
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"