historical research
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhistoricalandresearch
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historical
adjective
uk/hɪˈstɒr.ɪ.kəl/us/hɪˈstɔːr.ɪ.kəl/
connected with studying or representing things from ...
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research
noun[U]
uk/rɪˈsɜːtʃ/us/ˈriː.sɝːtʃ/
a detailed study of a subject, especially in order to discover (new) information or reach a ...
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It reinforces a basic principle ofhistoricalresearch.
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Notwithstanding the relative wealth of information forhistoricalresearch, this material has remained largely unexamined.
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The end result has been to use my original subject as a means to reflect on some of the presuppositions that can limithistoricalresearch.
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This interdisciplinary approach, founded on extensivehistoricalresearch, is extremely innovative and of great use for all contemporary practitioners of social science history.
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Inhistoricalresearchthis can be any primary source material, from actual text to photographs, transcripts, and artefacts from the past.
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He also hopes that the text will inspire morehistoricalresearchinto the lifestyle of famous jazz musicians.
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It is ironic, too, that recent incursions by ' lit-critters ' into historical writing reproduce the very stereotypes long ago demolished by decades ofhistoricalresearch.
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The theory section gives me an enormous respect for the value ofhistoricalresearch.
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But even in advance ofhistoricalresearchinto the truth of this assumption, there is room to doubt its validity.
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Historicalresearchon decentralized societies can be more difficult because of the absence of a central political focus.
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This survey is comparable to thehistoricalresearchcarried out as part of an environmental survey.
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Extensivehistoricalresearchwas at the same time carried out into the origins of areas of common land, and into earlier disputes over common rights.
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How might these ideas be already reflected in developments inhistoricalresearch?
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Despite this familiarity these two institutions have traditionally been studied as two separate fields ofhistoricalresearch.
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The purpose ofhistoricalresearchin music education is often taken for granted.
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And the answer is not to be determined a priori but only on the basis ofhistoricalresearch.
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There is, of course, a rich tradition ofhistoricalresearchin political science.
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A consensus is reached by reading the text, talking about the impressions it gives andhistoricalresearch.
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The article uses methods of philosophical enquiry andhistoricalresearchto clarify questions surrounding the epistemological basis for music education.
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Inhistoricalresearchit is relatively rare to gain access to sources that provide sufficient detail to reconstruct the minutiae of everyday life.
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