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Searching for Historiographies
A quick search in the library catalog using "Historiography" as a keyword will get you a host of books on a variety of subjects.
To find a historiography of a particular subject, you can use the following search structure: specific topic name AND historiography
- Ex: Holocaust AND Historiography
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Examples of Student-Written Historiographies
- Gecnawan Thou Geweorth - To Know Your Worth: Examining Variations of Wergild in Anglo-Saxon England 600 C.E. - 850 C.E. - Kelse Bright Merrill
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This History Master's thesis includes a historiography as part of the introduction. Written by Kelse Bright Merrill as a URI graduate student in 2019. - Muskets in Misery Swamp: An Investigation into A King Philip's War Battle - Laura Damon
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Written by URI graduate student Laura Damon as part of her work for her MA in History, chapter 2 of her thesis includes a historiography that describes the evolution of writing about King Philip's War. - New Technology, Old Problem: Developing OER Policies to Provide Low-Cost Materials for Rhode Island’s Public Universities - Ryan Nadeau
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Written by then URI MLIS-MA graduate student Ryan Nadeau, this paper includes a historiography at the end to provide context for the study of open educational resources. - Women's Historiography in Late Medieval European Literature: Giovanni Boccaccio, Geoffrey Chaucer, and Christine de Pizan - Eva Jones
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Eva Jones was a PhD student in English at the University of Rhode Island when she completed her dissertation. This provides a longer example of historiography than the items listed above.
Examples of Historiographical Books
Palgrave advances in the Crusades by Call Number: URI D156.58 P35 2005ISBN: 140391236XPublication Date: 2005Chapter 7 (written by Nora Berend) is a historiography on the subject of frontier theory.
Hiroshima in history and memory by Call Number: URI D767.25 H6 H6456 1996ISBN: 0521562066Publication Date: 1996"The decision to use the bomb : a historiographical update" by J. Samuel Walker does an excellent job of explaining the historiography around the Atomic Bomb.
Roman historiography : an introduction to its basic aspects and development by Call Number: URI DG205 .M44 2011ISBN: 9781405121835Publication Date: 2011
Liberation historiography : African American writers and the challenge of history, 1794-1861 by Call Number: URI E184.65 E76 2004ISBN: 0807855219Publication Date: 2004
Comparing cowboys and frontiers by Call Number: URI E20 S55 1997ISBN: 0806129719Publication Date: 1997
