The historian's toolbox: a student's guide to the theory and craft of history

Part I: The craft of history. The past ; Story ; History ; Metahistory ; Antihistory ; The present ; The future

Part II: The tools of history. Doing history : an overview ; Sources and evidence ; Credit and acknowledgment ; Narrative and explanation ; Interpretation ; Speculation

Part III: The relevance of history. Everyday history ; Oral history ; Material culture ; Public history ; Event analysis ; New tools : GIS and CSI ; History on the internet ; TMI : too much information

Epilogue : The persistence of history

Glossary.

Pt. 1. The craft of history. The past

Story

History

Metahistory

Antihistory

The present

The future

Pt. 2. The tools of history. Doing history : an overview

Sources and evidence

Credit and acknowledgment

Narrative and explanation

Interpretation

Speculation

Pt. 3. The relevance of history. Everyday history

Oral history

Material culture

Public history

Event analysis

History on the internet.