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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jacques Barzun; Henry F Graff |
| ISBN: | 0155055291 9780155055292 0495318701 9780495318705 |
| OCLC Number: | 53244810 |
| Notes: | "The classic work on research and writing--completely updated for the Internet age"--Cover. |
| Description: | xiii, 322 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Pt. I. Principles and methods of research. 1. Research and report: characteristics -- 2. The ABC of technique -- 3. Finding the facts -- 4. Verification -- 5. Handling ideas -- 6. Truth, causes, and conditions -- 7. Pattern, bias, and revisionism -- Pt. II. Writing, speaking, and publishing. 8. Organizing: paragraph, chapter, and part -- 9. Plain words: the war on jargon and clichés -- 10. Clear sentences: emphasis, tone, and rhythm -- 11. The arts of quoting and translating -- 12. The rules of citing: footnotes and bibliography -- 13. Revising for printer and public -- 14. Modes of presentation. |
| Responsibility: | Jacques Barzun and Henry F. Graff. |
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Abstract:
An introduction to the techniques of research and the art of expression is used in history courses, but also for writing and research methods courses in other departments. This book cover research, from the selection of a topic through the gathering, analysis, writing, revision, and publication of findings presenting through actual cases.
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