How to Write History that People Want to Read

Höfundar: A. Curthoys; A. McGrath (Útgáfa: 0)
How to Write History that People Want to Read

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Drawn from decades of experience, this is a concise and highly practical guide to writing history. Aimed at all kinds of people who write history academic historians, public historians, professional historians, family historians and students of all levels the book includes a wide range of examples from many genres and styles.

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Útgefandi
Springer Nature
ISBN
9780230304963
Print ISBN
9780230290389
Format
Page Fidelity (PDF)
Útgáfa
0
Höfundar
A. Curthoys; A. McGrath
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2016-04-30
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
2
Afritunar takmörkun
2

Kaflar

  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Navigating history in the 21st century
  • 1 Which history to tell?
  • 2 Who is your history for?
  • 3 Crying in the archives
  • 4 History in 3D: Visual, oral and material sources
  • 5 How to avoid writer’s block
  • 6 Once upon a time: Beginnings and endings
  • 7 Narrative, plot, action!
  • 8 Styling pasts for presents
  • 9 Character and emotion
  • 10 Footnote fetishism: Quotes and notes
  • 11 Tough love: Editing and revising
  • Epilogue: The after party ? marketing, celebrating and reviews
  • Notes
  • Index