02565nam 2200553Ia 450 991013935680332120210512010755.01-74223-087-3(CKB)2520000000009442(EBL)533792(OCoLC)635291377(SSID)ssj0000537692(PQKBManifestationID)11331428(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000537692(PQKBWorkID)10554512(PQKB)11642229(MiAaPQ)EBC533792(Au-PeEL)EBL533792(CaPaEBR)ebr10370195(EXLCZ)99252000000000944220100120d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHow to write history that people want to read[electronic resource] /Ann Curthoys, Ann McGrathSydney UNSW Pressc20091 online resource (271 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-74223-086-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; 5 How to avoid writer's block; 6 Once upon a time; 7 Narrative, plot, action!; 8 Styling pasts for presents; 9 Character and emotion; 10 Footnote fetishism; 11 Tough love; Epilogue; Notes; IndexThis practical book, drawn from decades of experience, is an indispensable 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. It advises writers on how much research is necessary, how to manage notes and files, when you should start writing, whether to use the first person and whether to structure your work chronologically or thematically. It offers tips on how to write a compelling narratHistoriographyHistoryResearchElectronic books.Historiography.HistoryResearch.907.2Curthoys Ann801636McGrath Ann1956-921685MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910139356803321How to write history that people want to read2148187UNINA