The third edition of this best-selling book has been thoroughly revised to reflect the changing nature of the discipline. With advice on writing essays and dissertations and preparing for exams, the skills section has also been expanded to include group work and oral presentations, and deals with using the Internet for assignments.

General Editors' Preface
Authors' Preface
PART I
The Scope of History
Varieties of History (i): 'Traditional History'
Varieties of History (ii): 'The New History'
PART II
Approaches to History: Sources, Methods and Historians
Theories and Concepts
PART III
Studying History
Writing History (i): the Essay
Writing History (ii): the Dissertation
History Exams
Afterword
Suggestions for Further Reading
Index

JEREMY BLACK is Professor at the University of Exeter, UK. He is the author of thirty books, including Maps and History and War and the World 1450-2000.

DONALD M. MACRAILD is Professor of History at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK. His publications include Social History and Social Theory and Nineteenth Century Britain.