Developing an understanding of the size and range of conceptual questions behind essay questions in general

History of State, Nation and Nationalism 1750 – 1914
Taken from the course infoirmation “The bibliography must identify: (a) The essay which it is intended to address. (b) Each entry in your bibliography must be annotated in other words, it must be included with a brief statement (up to 80 words) outlining why the particular work is relevant to your essay question. (c) The bibliography should contain up to 8 works, formatted according to the rules presented in the History in Practice Handbook. It should ideally include a mix of: background texts that will give you the big picture behind the issue(s) behind the question. texts for each of the themed areas of investigation that you would plan to include in the essay that would allow you to develop an in-depth awareness of a problem or topic. relevant journal articles and monographs so that across the bibliography as a whole they include some (but not all) major studies and debates, some (but not all) of the major scholars working in the field, and some (but not all) of the recent journal literature on a topic. This is a big task; bigger than you might think, and so we must allow for some trial and error on your part. You may struggle with this task, but it is a way of achieving several objectives, which need to be borne in mind when doing this work: Reflecting on the varieties of reading that need to be done, and the functions each fulfils in scholarship. Identifying and engaging with the conceptual frameworks of specific essay questions. Developing an understanding of the size and range of conceptual questions behind essay questions in general (rather than rushing to answer). Becoming aware of the different qualities of, and familiar with the use of, different subject-specific search engines and library resources.” How accurate is the view that war was the main driver of state formation between 1815 and 1914