Essaying the past: how to read, write, and think about history
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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cullen, Jim 1962- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex Wiley-Blackwell 2012
Edition:2. ed.
Subjects:
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction to the student: why would you look at a book like this? -- Thinking and reading about history -- History: it's about time -- What's the story with history? -- The sources of history -- Good answers begin with good questions -- Search engines, research ingenuity -- How to read a book without ever getting to chapter one -- Writing about history -- Analysis: the intersection of reading and writing -- Making a case: an argument in three parts -- Defining introductions -- Strong bodies (I): the work of topic sentences -- Strong bodies (II): exposition and evidence -- Strong bodies (III): counterargument and counterevidence -- Surprising conclusions -- Scaling the summit: crystallizing your argument -- Writing is rewriting: the art of revision -- Putting it all together: the research essay (a case study) -- Conclusion: the love of history
Physical Description:XIV, 210 S. Ill.

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