A Short Guide to Writing About History
3rd Edition
Published on 10. November 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-321-02387-2 (ISBN)
Description
This practical guide offers students advice on writing essays and carrying out historical research. It explores the research processes, different forms of historical writing and includes tips for improving style. The text stresses the importance of using primary sources.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
235 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-321-02387-2 (9780321023872)
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Richard A. Marius | Melvin E. Page
A Short Guide to Writing About History
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Richard Marius
A Short Guide to Writing About History
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12/1994
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Content
Introduction. Writing History as a Way of Thinking. 1. The Essay in History. 2. Thinking About History. Questioning Your Sources. The Importance of Asking Why. Use of Inference. Statistics. 3. Modes of Historical Writing. Description. Narrative. Expositions. Argument. Rules of Argument in Historical Writing. 4. Gathering Information and Writing Drafts. Find a Topic. Limit Your Topic. Be Sure You Have Access to the Necessary Sources. Do Research. Brainstorm and Make an Outline. Write Several Drafts. 5. A Sample Research Paper in History. Woodrow Wilsons Attitudes Toward Black Americans, by Dick Curry. Things to Notice about this Paper. 6. Documenting Your Sources. Sample Footnotes. Bibliographies. 7. Suggestions about Style. 8. Conventions. Manuscript Conventions. Corrections in the Final Copy. Using Quotations. Other Conventions about Mechanics and Grammar. Appendix A. Book Reviews. Appendix B. Essay Examinations.