Essaying the Past : How to Read, Write, and Think about History （2ND）

Cullen, Jim

Blackwell Pub（2012/07発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 210 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781444351408
• DDC分類 907.2

Full Description

The second edition of Essaying the Past features a variety of updates and enhancements to further its standing as an indispensible resource to all aspects of researching and writing historical essays. * Includes expert advice on writing about history, conducting good research, and learning how to think analytically * Includes a new chapter addressing common situations that represent steps in the transition from a rough first draft to a final version * Covers important topics such as framing questions, developing a strong introduction and topic sentences, choosing good evidence, and the crucial role of revision * Includes an annotated case study that takes the reader through one student s process of writing an essay, illustrating how strategies in the text can be successfully implemented * New edition features updates to cultural references, a newly written preface, and reorganized table of contents

Contents

Acknowledgments ix Preface to the Second Edition xii 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? 14 3. Th e Sources of History 21 4. Good Answers Begin with Good Questions 30 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: Th e Intersection of Reading and Writing 63 8. Making a Case: An Argument in Three Parts 72 9. Defi ning Introductions 80 10. Strong Bodies (I): Th e Work of Topic Sentences 92 11. Strong Bodies (II): Exposition and Evidence 101 12. Strong Bodies (III): Counterargument and Counterevidence 112 13. Surprising Conclusions 120 14. Scaling the Summit: Crystallizing Your Argument 127 15. Writing is Rewriting: Th e Art of Revision 132 16. Putting It All Together: Th e Research Essay (A Case Study) 140 Conclusion: The Love of History 160 Appendices A Writing an Essay: Ten Easy Steps in Review 164 B Essay Varieties: DBQs, Reviews, and Comparison Assignments 166 C Let s Give a Hand: Bibliographies and Footnotes 173 D Credit Scams: Th e Dangers of Plagiarism 184 E Web of Lies? Weighing the Internet 189 F A Glossary of Key Terms 193 G More Reading About Writing 198 Index 200