Writing History A Guide for Students

Name: Writing History A Guide for Students
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ISBN: 9780195337556

ISBN-10: 0195337557

ISBN-13: 9780195337556

Edition: 3rd 2009

Authors: William Kelleher Storey

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Bringing together practical methods from both history and composition, Writing History provides a wealth of tips and advice to help students research and write essays for history classes. The book covers all aspects of writing about history, including finding topics and researching them, interpreting source materials, drawing inferences from sources, and constructing arguments. It concludes with three chapters that discuss writing effective sentences, using precise wording, and revising. Using numerous examples from the works of cultural, political, and social historians, Writing History serves as an ideal supplement to history courses that require students to conduct research. The third…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/10/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 0.12" wide x 0.12" long x 0.12" tall
Weight: 0.330




Getting Started



Interpreting Source Materials



Writing History Faithfully



Use Sources to Make Inferences



Get Writing!



Build an Argument



Narrative Techniques for Historians



Writing Sentences in History



Choose Precise Words



Revising and Editing


Notes


Index