HIST 9 - Historical Methods: Commodities (Chattopadhyaya, Spring 2025): Home

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Your assignment is to write an 8-page original research paper on an aspect of the global and transnational production and circulation of a commodity. Your paper should include 4-5 primary sources of at least two different kinds (e.g., government reports, newspaper accounts, photographs, speeches, and the like) and at least 3 secondary sources.

Use this guide as a starting point to find both print and online materials for your research. Depending on your approach to your topic, you may also want to explore subject guides such as those for Feminist Studies, Political Science, Sociology, Economics, World History, and others. The complete list of the Library's subject guides is here.

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