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Essaying the past : how to read, write, and think about history
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- Creator
- Jim Cullen
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Second edition
- Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013
- Physical Details
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- xiv, 210 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781444351408, 9786613703064, 1444351400, 1118292618, 1118292650, 1118292634, 1280792671
- OCLC
- ocn797919411, ocn770695293
- 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