Writing history essays : a student's guide / I.W. Mabbett.

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Bibliographic Details
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Main Author:	Mabbett, Ian W.
Subjects:	History > Methodology. Academic writing.
Format:	Book

Writing history essays : a student's guide /

Table of Contents:

1. A history essay is history
2. A history essay is academic, is an essay, is literature
3. The history essay as a process
4. Knowing your sources
5. Reading critically
6. Explanation and judgment
7. Noting what you read
8. Planning
9. Writing and independent thought
10. Drafting your essay
11. Documenting your essay
12. Revision and correction
13. Beyond the history essay
14. The importance of good English expression
App. A note on historiography.