Essaying the Past

How to Read, Write, and Think About History

Jim Cullen (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

208 Seiten

2009
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) (Verlag)
978-1-4051-8278-2 (ISBN)

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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

Jim Cullen teaches history at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York. He was previously a Preceptor in the Expository Writing Program at Harvard University. He is the author of nine books, among them Imperfect Presidents: Tales of Misadventure and Triumph (2007), The American Dream: A Short History of an Idea that Shaped a Nation (2003) and Born in the U.S.A.: Bruce Springsteen and the American Tradition (1997).

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.1.2009
Verlagsort	Chicester
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 225 mm
Gewicht	334 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Geschichtstheorie / Historik
ISBN-10	1-4051-8278-4 / 1405182784
ISBN-13	978-1-4051-8278-2 / 9781405182782
Zustand	Neuware