Who Is the Historian?

by Nigel A Raab

Book Overview

Who is the historian? What do historians do? Where do their explorations take them? What is the impact of the digital age on historical research?

In an affable style, Nigel A. Raab answers these questions for those intrigued by the past. Each chapter describes a specific aspect of "doing history," beginning in the physical spaces of archives and libraries around the globe. Readers are then introduced to the sources--texts, oral interviews,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144263572X
• ISBN13: 9781442635722
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"