02143nam a2200349 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020001800112020002700130040002100157035002100178050002100199082001400220100002400234245010700258250001200365260006900377300002400446504005100470505086300521533015201384650002601536650002001562650002201582655002901604710001701633856012601650999001701776ebr10575479CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||120103s2013    enka    sb    001 0 eng d  z  2011052859  z9781444351408  z9781118292631 (e-book)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)80205657714aD16b.C83 2013eb04a907.22231 aCullen, Jim,d1962-10aEssaying the pasth[electronic resource] :bhow to read, write, and think about history /cJim Cullen.  a2nd ed.  aChichester [England] ;aMalden, Mass. :bWiley-Blackwell,c2013.  axiv, 210 p. :bill.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aIntroduction 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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2011.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aHistoryxMethodology. 0aHistoriography. 0aAcademic writing. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10575479zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c78136d78136