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Rev. ed. |
| Description |
xvii, 430 pages ; 22 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 388-407) and index. |
| Contents |
TABLE OF CONTENTS -- First principles -- Research and report as historian's work -- The ABC of technique -- Research -- The searcher: his mind and virtues -- Finding the facts -- Verification -- Handling ideas -- Truth and causation -- Pattern, bias and the great systems -- Historians in Europe and America -- The sister disciplines -- Writing -- Organizing: paragraph, chapter, and part -- Plain words: the war on jargon and cliches -- Clear sentences: right emphasis and right rhythm -- The arts of quoting and translating -- The rules of citing: footnotes and bibliography -- Revising for printer and public. |
| Subject |
Historiography.
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Academic writing.
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Research. |
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Writing. |
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Academic writing. (OCoLC)fst00795090
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Historiography. (OCoLC)fst00958221
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| Added Author |
Graff, Henry F. (Henry Franklin), 1921-2020 author.
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| ISBN |
0151614822 |
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9780151614820 |
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0155625101 |
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9780155625105 |
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