Writing History: A Guide for Students
| AUTHOR | Storey, William Kelleher |
| PUBLISHER | Oxford Univ PR (02/14/2020) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
An indispensable resource for thousands of history students over five editions, Writing History: A Guide for Students provides a wealth of tips and advice to help students research and write essays for history classes. Bringing together practical methods from both history and composition, it covers all aspects of writing about history, including finding and researching topics, 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 text for any history course that asks students to conduct research. The sixth edition offers better guidance on how to begin a research paper and expanded sections on oral history and visual and material sources
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780190078416
ISBN-10:
0190078413
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
Edition Number:
0006
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Page Count:
160
Carton Quantity:
48
Product Dimensions:
5.00 x 0.20 x 7.70 inches
Weight:
0.30 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Annotated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
History | Historiography
History | World - General
History | Study & Teaching
Dewey Decimal:
907.2
Library of Congress Control Number:
2019033695
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An indispensable resource for thousands of history students over five editions, Writing History: A Guide for Students provides a wealth of tips and advice to help students research and write essays for history classes. Bringing together practical methods from both history and composition, it covers all aspects of writing about history, including finding and researching topics, 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 text for any history course that asks students to conduct research. The sixth edition offers better guidance on how to begin a research paper and expanded sections on oral history and visual and material sources
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