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The Introduction to historical studies constitutes the reference text of what has been called the French “historical methodical school”. This manual seeks to define the rules of the historical method in order to help establish the scientific nature of a discipline, history, in the context of its university professionalization. The text affirms the primacy of archives as evidence and sources of the historical narrative, and looks back on the different stages of work on archives, from the location to the interpretation of documents. Both praised and criticized, this text remains undeniably modern and deserves to appear on the bedside tables of all apprentice researchers in the social sciences. We are happy to make it accessible in an edition enriched by a preface by Gérard Noiriel.

History & Archaeology --- History - General --- sciences sociales --- histoire --- enseignement de l’histoire --- connaissance historique --- méthodologie --- archive --- sociologie