Essaying The Past 2E P - Couverture souple

Cullen, Jim

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1444351400 ISBN 13 : 9781444351408

Editeur : John Wiley &Sons, 2012

Synopsis

The second edition of Essaying the Past features a variety of updates and enhancements to further its standing as an indispensible resource to all aspects of researching and writing historical essays. * Includes expert advice on writing about history, conducting good research, and learning how to think analytically * Includes a new chapter addressing common situations that represent steps in the transition from a rough first draft to a final version * Covers important topics such as framing questions, developing a strong introduction and topic sentences, choosing good evidence, and the crucial role of revision * Includes an annotated case study that takes the reader through one student s process of writing an essay, illustrating how strategies in the text can be successfully implemented * New edition features updates to cultural references, a newly written preface, and reorganized table of contents

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Jim Cullen teaches history at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York City. Cullen, a former Preceptor in the Expository Writing Program at Harvard University, is the author of several books, including The American Dream: A Short History of an Idea that Shaped a Nation (2003) and the forthcoming, provisionally titled Sensing the Past: Hollywood Actors as Historians.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley &Sons
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1444351400
• ISBN 13: 9781444351408
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible