Essaying the past how to read, write, and think about history / Jim Cullen.

Author/creator Cullen, Jim, 1962-
Format Electronic
EditionThird edition.
Publication InfoChichester, UK : Wiley/Blackwell, 2017.
Descriptionxvi, 197 pages ; 22 cm
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Subjects

Contents 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 -- 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016030968
ISBN9781119111900 (cloth)

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