LEADER 02532nam 2200541Ia 450 001 9910780956503321 005 20210512010755.0 010 $a1-74223-087-3 035 $a(CKB)2520000000009442 035 $a(EBL)533792 035 $a(OCoLC)635291377 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000537692 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11331428 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000537692 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10554512 035 $a(PQKB)11642229 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC533792 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL533792 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10370195 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000009442 100 $a20100120d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHow to write history that people want to read$b[electronic resource] /$fAnn Curthoys, Ann McGrath 210 $aSydney $cUNSW Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (271 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-74223-086-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aThis 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 narrat 606 $aHistoriography 606 $aHistory$xResearch 615 0$aHistoriography. 615 0$aHistory$xResearch. 676 $a907.2 700 $aCurthoys$b Ann$0801636 701 $aMcGrath$b Ann$f1956-$01476435 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780956503321 996 $aHow to write history that people want to read$93738748 997 $aUNINA