Modern Researcher
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0155625128
ISBN 13
9780155625129
Category
Unknown
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Publication Year
1985
Publisher
Pages
396
Subject
Historiography. Report writing.
Abstract
This classic introduction to the techniques of research and the art of expression is used widely in history courses, but is also appropriate for writing and research methods courses in other departments. Barzun and Graff thoroughly cover every aspect of research, from the selection of a topic through the gathering, analysis, writing, revision, and publication of findings presenting the process not as a set of rules but through actual cases that put the subtleties of research in a useful context. Part One covers the principles and methods of research; Part Two covers writing, speaking, and getting one's work published. - from Amazon
Description
pt. 1. First principles: -- Research and report as historian's work -- The abc of technique -- pt. 2. Research: -- The searcher's mind and virtues -- Finding the facts -- Verification -- Handling ideas -- Truth and causation -- Pattern, bias, and the great systems -- Historians in Europe and America -- Relic-hunting, anti-history, and social science -- pt. 3. Writing: -- Organizing: paragraph, chapter, and part -- Plain words: the war on jargon and clichés -- Clear sentences: right emphasis and rhythm -- The arts of quoting and translating -- The rules of citing: footnotes and bibliography -- Revising for printer and public.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-431) and index.
Number of Copies
1
