Just as there are many possible topics in history, there are many places to get ideas:
Doing research in history can feel like falling down a rabbit hole. One question might lead you to a source that raises more questions and more sources. This is perfectly normal! If you find yourself falling too far down the rabbit hole, here are some questions that can help you re-focus your research question:
Book reviews can be found using OneSearch or individual article databases. OneSearch and some article databases provide a limiter for reviews. Alternately, you can add AND review to your search statement. For example:
This Republic of Suffering AND review
Partially peer reviewed. Some full-text content.
Book Review Index is useful for conducting research in disciplines like literature, history, education, and psychology. Indexes more than five million book reviews.
There is no simple method to find historiographical essays. You can add AND historiography to your search in OneSearch. You may find Historiography as a subject limiter in OneSearch. Often, you will find a chapter in a book is a historiographical essay. For example:
American Revolution AND historiography
There are two methods to find dissertations. Use OneSearch and limit your results to dissertations. Use the Digital Dissertations database. It's best to try both. Digital copies can be requested using interlibrary loan at no extra cost to you.
Non-peer reviewed. Some full-text content.
This database provides access to theses and dissertations. Includes content from across the world.
Non-peer reviewed. No full-text content.
Covers interdisciplinary topics, such as philosophy, mathematics, literature, history, engineering, technology, and communications. Includes theses and dissertations from all disciplines.
Non-peer reviewed. Full-text content. Open access.
Provides access to the institutional repository of the University of Utah. Includes selected theses and dissertations produced at university affiliates.