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Writing History: A Guide for Students - Softcover

Storey, William Kelleher

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9780199830046: Writing History: A Guide for Students
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ISBN 10: 0199830045 ISBN 13: 9780199830046
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Bringing together practical methods from both history and composition, Writing History, Fourth Edition, provides a wealth of tips and advice to help students research and write essays for history classes. The book 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 in any history course that asks students to conduct research.

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About the Author

William Kelleher Storey is Professor of History at Millsaps College. Formerly Preceptor in Expository Writing at Harvard University, he is the author of The First World War: A Concise Global History (2009); Guns, Race, and Power in Colonial South Africa (2008); and Science and Power in Colonial Mauritius (1997). He is currently writing a biography of Cecil Rhodes.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0199830045
ISBN 13 
9780199830046
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
4
Number of pages
144
Rating
  • 3.58 out of 5 stars
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