A Student's Guide to History

This work discusses the central concepts and methods of history, reviews basic study skills, and provides guidance on four major concerns for students: how to study for and take exams; how to write short papers and book reviews; how to formulate and research a history topic; and how to write a research paper. Using textbooks effectively and conducting on-line research are additions to this study skills title.

A professor of history for 30 years, JULES R. BENJAMIN has recently retired from Ithaca College. His current research focuses on higher education in the digital age, and his scholarly works concern modern United States and Latin American diplomatic history. He is the author of several books and articles, including The United States and Cuba: Hegemony and Dependent Development, 1880-1934 (1977) and The United States and the Origins of the Cuban Revolution: An Empire of Liberty in an Age of National Liberation (1990).