@inbook{9bd4ed45bbb644b2b984fdea30e1d429,
title = "How to Read Economic History Sources Qualitatively: Source Analysis",
abstract = "This chapter provides a short overview of qualitative analytical methods. Starting with a short overview of the development of historical source criticism, it discusses the art of identifying and selecting sources (hermeneutics), formal-diplomatic analysis, traditional historical source analysis ({\textquoteleft}source criticism{\textquoteright}) based on the so-called W-questions and then discusses alternative, post-structural approaches and the appraisal and interpretation of sources. It proposes a pragmatic and selective approach and that it is good practice to apply qualitative source analysis judiciously also to (samples of) serial data in order to enhance quantitative analysis.",
author = "Georg Christ",
year = "2020",
month = feb,
day = "27",
doi = "10.4324/9780429506819-4",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781138581234",
series = "Routledge Guides to Using Historical Sources",
publisher = "Routledge",
pages = "103--123",
editor = "Georg Christ and Philipp R{\"o}ssner",
booktitle = "History and Economic Life",
address = "United Kingdom",
}