Essaying the Past

Essaying the Past

How to Read, Write, and Think about History

Cullen, Jim

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

09/2020

240

Mole

Inglês

9781119708391

15 a 20 dias

312

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Preface to the Second Edition vii

Preface to the Third Edition xi

Preface to the Fourth Edition xiii

Acknowledgments xvii

Introduction to the Student: Why Would You Look at a Book Like This? 1

Part I Thinking and Reading about History 5

1 History: It's about Time 7

2 What's the Story with History? 15

3 The Sources of History 21

4 Good Answers Begin with Good Questions 31

5 Search Engines, Research Ingenuity 37

6 How to Read a Book without Ever Getting to Chapter One 47

Part II Writing about History 61

7 Analysis: The Intersection of Reading and Writing 63

8 Making a Case: An Argument in Three Parts 73

9 Defining Introductions 81

10 Strong Bodies (I): The Work of Topic Sentences 95

11 Strong Bodies (II): Exposition and Evidence 103

12 Strong Bodies (III): Counterargument and Counterevidence 115

13 Surprising Conclusions 123

14 Scaling the Summit: Crystallizing Your Argument 131

15 Writing is Rewriting: The Art of Revision 137

16 Putting It All Together: The Research Essay (A Case Study) 145

Conclusion: The Love of History 165

Appendices

A Writing an Essay: Ten Easy Steps in Review 169

B Essay Varieties: DBQs, Reviews, and Comparison Assignments 171

C Let's Give a Hand: Bibliographies and Footnotes 177

D Credit Scams: The Dangers of Plagiarism 187

E Web of Lies? Weighing the Internet 191

F A Glossary of Key Terms 195

G More Reading about Writing 201

Index 203
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