Introduction

Barber, Sarah and Peniston-Bird, Corinna (2009) Introduction. In: History beyond the Text. Routledge Guides to using historical Sources . Routledge, London, pp. 1-14. ISBN 978-0-415-42962-7

Abstract

This introduction represents the first opportunity in print for historians to analyse and assess the similarities and differences behind their use of non-traditional source material, and to arrive at a series of analytical theories, tools and methodologies of analysis. These include: 'document and documentary'; 'subjectivity and intersubjectivity'; 'creator, created and audience'; 'truth, veracity and authenticity'.