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Writing History : a Guide for Students by Storey, William Kelleher is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Writing History : a Guide for Students about?
Bringing together practical methods from both history and composition, Writing History 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 topics and researching them, 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 supplement to history courses that require students to conduct research. The second edition includes expanded sections on plagiarism, interviewing, and topic selection, as well as new sections on searching and using the Internet.
Who reads Writing History : a Guide for Students?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Storey, William Kelleher
- Publisher
- New York: Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780195166095
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Fiction, Reference, History
- Rating
- 3.57 / 5 (83 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Writing History : a Guide for Students (2009)
- Writing history : a guide for Canadian students (2011)
- Writing history : a guide for Canadian students (2019)
- Writing History : a Guide for Students (1998)
- Writing History: A Guide for Canadian Students, Canadian Edition (2016)
- Writing History : A Guide for Students, First Canadian Edition (1998)
- Writing history : a guide for Canadian students (1998)
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