Essaying the past : how to read, write, and think about history

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Essaying the past : how to read, write, and think about history

Jim Cullen

Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

  • hbk. : alk. paper
  • pbk. : alk. paper

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Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

hbk. : alk. paper ISBN 9781405182782

内容説明

Part research manual, part study guide, and part introduction to the study of history, Essaying the Past guides the reader through the nuts and bolts of producing good historical prose, offering key strategies and useful tips. * Includes expert advice on writing about history, conducting good research, and learning how to think analytically* Covers important topics such as framing questions, developing a strong introduction and topic sentences, choosing good evidence, and the crucial role of revision* An annotated case study takes the reader through one student's process of writing an essay and illustrates how strategies discussed in the book can be successfully implemented* Six appendices cover the major issues facing students today, such as the dangers of plagiarism and the role of the internet

目次

Acknowledgments ix Introduction to the Student: Why Would You Look at a Book Like This? 1 Part I Reading to Get Writing 5 1. It's About Time 7 2. What's the Story with History? 14 3. The Sources of History 20 4. Good Answers Begin with Good Questions 29 5. Search Engines, Research Ingenuity 36 6. How to Read a Book without Ever Getting to Chapter One 46 7. Analysis: The Intersection of Reading and Writing 60 Part II Writing to Get Read 69 8. Making a Case: An Argument in Three Parts 71 9. Defining Introductions 79 10. Strong Bodies (I): The Work of Topic Sentences 89 11. Strong Bodies (II): Exposition and Evidence 98 12. Strong Bodies (III): Counterargument and Counterevidence 107 13. Surprising Conclusions 115 14. Writing is Rewriting: The Art of Revision 121 15. Putting It All Together: The Research Essay (A Case Study) 129 Conclusion: The Love of History 148 Appendices. A Writing an Essay: Ten Easy Steps in Review 152 B Lending a Hand: Bibliographies and Footnotes 154 C Credit Scams: The Dangers of Plagiarism 163 D Web of Lies? Weighing the Internet 168 E DBQs and Reviews 171 F A Glossary of Key Terms 176 G More Reading About Writing 181 Index 183
巻冊次

pbk. : alk. paper ISBN 9781405182799

内容説明

Part research manual, part study guide, and part introduction to the study of history, Essaying the Past guides the reader through the nuts and bolts of producing good historical prose, offering key strategies and useful tips. Includes expert advice on writing about history, conducting good research, and learning how to think analytically Covers important topics such as framing questions, developing a strong introduction and topic sentences, choosing good evidence, and the crucial role of revision An annotated case study takes the reader through one student's process of writing an essay and illustrates how strategies discussed in the book can be successfully implemented Six appendices cover the major issues facing students today, such as the dangers of plagiarism and the role of the internet

目次

Acknowledgments ix Introduction to the Student: Why Would You Look at a Book Like This? 1 Part I Reading to Get Writing 5 1. It's About Time 7 2. What's the Story with History? 14 3. The Sources of History 20 4. Good Answers Begin with Good Questions 29 5. Search Engines, Research Ingenuity 36 6. How to Read a Book without Ever Getting to Chapter One 46 7. Analysis: The Intersection of Reading and Writing 60 Part II Writing to Get Read 69 8. Making a Case: An Argument in Three Parts 71 9. Defining Introductions 79 10. Strong Bodies (I): The Work of Topic Sentences 89 11. Strong Bodies (II): Exposition and Evidence 98 12. Strong Bodies (III): Counterargument and Counterevidence 107 13. Surprising Conclusions 115 14. Writing is Rewriting: The Art of Revision 121 15. Putting It All Together: The Research Essay (A Case Study) 129 Conclusion: The Love of History 148 Appendices. A Writing an Essay: Ten Easy Steps in Review 152 B Lending a Hand: Bibliographies and Footnotes 154 C Credit Scams: The Dangers of Plagiarism 163 D Web of Lies? Weighing the Internet 168 E DBQs and Reviews 171 F A Glossary of Key Terms 176 G More Reading About Writing 181 Index 183

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  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA88947182
  • ISBN
    • 9781405182782
    • 9781405182799
  • LCCN
    2008028317
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA
  • ページ数/冊数
    xi, 192 p.
  • 大きさ
    22 cm
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