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

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Essaying the past

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Responsibility statement

Jim Cullen

Sub title

how to read, write, and think about history

Table Of 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

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