Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

Burger, Michael, Reading History. 96 pp. 2022:1 (U. Toronto Pr., CN) <667-2351>
ISBN 978-1-4875-0560-8 hard ¥10,780.- (税込) US$ 50.00 *
ISBN 978-1-4875-2387-9 paper ¥5,163.- (税込) US$ 23.95 *

History students read a lot. They read primary sources. They read specialized articles and monographs. They sometimes read popular histories. And they read textbooks. Yet students are beginners, and as beginners they need to learn the differences among various kinds of readings - their natures, their challenges, and the unique expectations one needs to bring to each of them. Reading History is a practical guide to help students read better. Uniquely designed with the author's engaging explanations in the margins, the book describes primary sources across various genres, including documents of practice, treatises, and literary works, as well as secondary sources such as textbooks, articles, and monographs. An appendix contains tips and questions for reading primary or secondary sources. Full of practical advice and hands-on training that allows students to be successful, Reading History will cultivate a wider appreciation for the discipline of history.

Crouzet, Denis, Le XVIe siecle est un heros: Michelet, inventeur de la Renaissance. (Bibliotheque Albin Michel de l'histoire) 601 p. 2021:11 (A. Michel, FR) <667-2352>
ISBN 978-2-226-44492-9 paper ¥5,860.- (税込) EUR 24.90 *

Edwards, Elizabeth, Photographs and the Practice of History: A Short Primer. 184 pp. 2022:1 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <667-2353>
ISBN 978-1-350-12064-8 hard ¥19,943.- (税込) GB￡ 70.00 *
ISBN 978-1-350-12065-5 paper ¥6,264.- (税込) GB￡ 21.99 *

What is it to practice history in an age in which photographs exist? What is the impact of photographs on the core historiographical practices which define the discipline and shape its enquiry and methods? In Photographs and the Practice of History, Elizabeth Edwards proposes a new approach to historical thinking which explores these questions and redefines the practices at the heart of this discipline. Structured around key concepts in historical methodology which are recognisable to all undergraduates, the book shows that from the mid-19th century onward, photographs have influenced historical enquiry. Exposure to these mass-distributed cultural artefacts is enough to change our historical frameworks even when research is textually-based. Conceptualised as a series of 'sensibilities' rather than a methodology as such, it is intended as a companion to 'how to' approaches to visual research and visual sources. Photographs and the Practice of History not only builds on existing literature by leading scholars: it also offers a highly original approach to historiographical thinking that gives readers a foundation on which to build their own historical practices.

Eskildsen, Kasper Risbjerg, Modern Historiography in the Making: The German Sense of the Past, 1700-1900. 192 pp. 2022:3 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <667-2354>
ISBN 978-1-350-27147-0 hard ¥25,641.- (税込) GB￡ 90.00 *

At the end of the 19th century, German historical scholarship had grown to great prominence. Academics around the world imitated their German colleagues. Intellectuals described historical scholarship as a foundation of the modern worldview. To many, the modern age was an 'age of history'. This book investigates how German historical scholarship acquired this status. Modern Historiography in the Making begins with the early Enlightenment, when scholars embraced the study of the past as a modernizing project, undermining dogmatic systems of belief and promoting progressive ideals, such a tolerance, open mindedness and reform-readiness. Kasper Risbjerg Eskildsen looks at how this modernizing project remained an important motivation and justification for historical scholarship until the 20th century. Eskildsen successfully argues that German historical scholarship was not, as we have been told since the early 20th century, a product of historicism, but rather of Enlightenment ideals. The book offers this radical revision of the history of scholarship by focusing on practices of research and education. It examines how scholars worked and why they cared. It shows how their efforts forever changed our relationship not only to the past, but also to the world we live in.

Simon, Zoltan Boldizsar / Deile, Lars (eds.), Historical Understanding: Past, Present and Future. 256 pp. 2022:2 (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) <667-2357>
ISBN 978-1-350-16861-9 hard ¥22,792.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00 *
ISBN 978-1-350-16879-4 paper ¥7,119.- (税込) GB￡ 24.99 *

The first decades of the new century shake old certainties. In a whirlwind of profound changes, do we have more history or less? Does history overwhelm us in all domains of life or is historical understanding in yet another crisis? The answers do not come easily. The recent demise of humanities education, the technological alterations of our social lifeworlds and the human condition, the anthropogenic changes in the Earth system, the growing sense of memory, trauma and historical injustice as alternative approaches to the past, seem to entail contradictions and complexities that do not fit very well with our existing notions of historical understanding. Historical thought as we know it is facing manifold challenges, and we struggle to grasp a larger picture that could encompass them. Boasting a range of contributions from leading scholars, this volume attempts just that. In an innovative collection of short essays, Historical Understanding explores the current shape of historical understanding today, by surveying a variety of historical relations to the past, present, and future in the face of socio-political, ecological and technological upheavals. This book is an invaluable research tool for students and researchers alike, presenting a kaleidoscope-like overview of manifold new ways which we navigate "historically" in coping with present-day challenges, both in wider society and in historiography

Todd, Molly / Shanahan, Jenny Olin / Young, Gregory. D, Undergraduate Research in History: A Guide for Students. (Routledge Undergraduate Research Series) 224 pp. 2022:1 (Routledge, UK) <667-2358>
ISBN 978-0-367-45688-7 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-0-367-45684-9 paper ¥10,253.- (税込) GB￡ 35.99 *

Undergraduate Research in History offers a blend of theory and practice for undergraduate researchers in history, relevant to new routines of the digital age. Explaining how research conducted by undergraduate students fits into the broader contexts of the discipline of history and the expanding realm of undergraduate research, this book presents the major phases of substantive research projects, and offers practical advice for work in specific historical areas as well as in interdisciplinary projects. The volume addresses key issues facing researchers, including finding relevant sources, funding research projects, and sharing results with diverse audiences. Supported by dozens of examples of real-world undergraduate research projects, this book is an indispensable reference for any student embarking on historical research and for professors guiding and collaborating with undergraduate researchers.

Mulvihill, Thalia M. / Swaminathan, Raji (eds.), Oral History and Qualitative Methodologies: Educational Research for Social Justice. 240 pp. 2022:2 (Routledge, UK) <667-2227>
ISBN 978-0-367-64961-6 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *
ISBN 978-0-367-64966-1 paper ¥11,962.- (税込) GB￡ 41.99 *

Oral History and Qualitative Methodologies: Educational Research for Social Justice examines oral history methodological processes involved in the doing of oral history as well as the theoretical, historical, and knowledge implications of using oral history for social justice projects. Oral history in qualitative research is an umbrella term that integrates history, life history, and testimony accounts. Oral history draws from various social science disciplines, including educational studies, history, indigenous studies, sociology, anthropology, ethnic studies, women's studies, and youth studies. The book argues for the further development of a pedagogical culture related to oral history for educational research as part of the effort to diversify the range of human experiences educators, community members, and policy makers incorporate into knowledge-making and knowledge-using processes. Early career researchers, novice researchers, as well as experienced researchers are invited to join social science educational researchers in developing their own oral history projects using all of the tools, dispositions, and epistemologies affiliated with qualitative inquiry. The book will be of use in courses on qualitative research methods, history, anthropology, women's studies, and education disciplines as well as by community organizations who want to use oral history to preserve the history of communities and advance social justice projects.

Gavignaud-Fontaine, Genevieve, Histoire et philosophie morale: sur les realites economiques, de perdurables savoirs ethiques. (Ouverture philosophique. Debats) 159 p. 2021:10 (L'Harmattan, FR) <667-183>
ISBN 978-2-343-24264-4 paper ¥6,355.- (税込) EUR 27.00