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4 days ago · The review is written in the form of a short scholarly paper [essay] rather than as a descriptive book review. The purpose is to compare and contrast the works under review, to identify key themes and critical issues, and to evaluate each writer's contributions to understanding the overarching topics common to each book.
5 days ago · You can also review the indexes of books to find references to specific issues that can serve as the focus of your research. For example, a book surveying the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict may include a chapter on the role Egypt has played in mediating the conflict, or look in the index for the pages where Egypt is mentioned in ...
- Robert V. Labaree
- 2009
1 day ago · I wish to offer my compliments to Betsy Ermarth on her reading and review of my book The Future of History.I think her criticisms were well-argued. I did indeed pursue a critique of the practice of those historians of ‘a particular kind’ whom I designate as being methodologically and intellectually enthralled by empiricism, analysis, representationalism and non-authorialism to the ...
3 days ago · I am grateful to Dr. Matt Phillpott for his wide-ranging overview and critical commentary on Presenting History: Past and Present.As the author of a book adopting a somewhat innovatory path, it is encouraging to find a reviewer sympathetic to its focus upon alternative ways of not only presenting the past but also accessing and engaging diverse audiences.
5 days ago · Book reviews, ranging from simple summaries to in-depth critical analyses and evaluations, provide useful informaiton for readers and researchers. Read book reviews to: Find out what others have said about a book. Identify controversies about the book. Find out how the book relates to other works. Find out what's new in your field of interest.
- Sarah Buck Kachaluba
- 2012
4 days ago · New York, NY, W. W. Norton, 2014, ISBN: 9780393239249; 208pp.; Price: £17.99. Lynn Hunt’s new book, Writing History in the Global Era, places an important question on the table: ‘Is globalization the new theory that will reinvigorate history? Or will it choke off all other possible contenders, leaving in place only the inevitability of ...
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5 days ago · It is important for users of systematic reviews to consider the quality of the whole review. There are three separate elements that contribute an appraisal: the quality and relevance of the methods used to address the review questions; the quality and relevance of the methods used by the individual studies included in the review;
