02143nam a2200349 a 4500 ebr10575479 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 120103s2013 enka sb 001 0 eng d 2011052859 9781444351408 9781118292631 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)802056577 D16 .C83 2013eb 907.2 23 Cullen, Jim, 1962- Essaying the past [electronic resource] : how to read, write, and think about history / Jim Cullen. 2nd ed. Chichester [England] ; Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. xiv, 210 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction to the student: why would you look at a book like this? -- Thinking and reading about history -- 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 -- Writing about history -- 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. History Methodology. Historiography. Academic writing. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10575479 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 78136 78136