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The definitive research paper guide, Writing Research Papers
combines a traditional and practical approach to the research
process with the latest information on electronic research and
presentation. This market-leading text provides students with
step-by-step guidance through the research writing process, from
selecting and narrowing a topic to formatting the finished
document. Writing Research Papers backs up its instruction with the
most complete array of samples of any writing guide of this nature.
The text continues its extremely thorough and accurate coverage of
citation styles for a wide variety of disciplines. The fourteenth
edition maintains Lester's successful approach while bringing new
writing and documentation updates to assist the student researcher
in keeping pace with electronic sources.
Over the past decade, Anglo-American notions of textual
construction and editorial theory have begun major paradigm shifts.
Many of the key emergent issues of Anglo-American debate--such as
theories of versions--are already familiar in German theory. In
other respects, including systematic reflection on the design and
function of editorial apparatus, the German debate has already
produced paradigms and procedures as yet unformulated in English.
Contemporary German Editorial Theory makes available for the first
time in English ten major essays by seven German theorists,
together with an original introductory meditation by Hans Walter
Gabler, editor of the celebrated edition of James Joyce's Ulysses.
The volume thus participates in the paradigm shift in editorial
theory that has led both to theoretical reconception of the field
and to groundbreaking practical results. Topics discussed include
the distinction between historical record and editor's
interpretation, the display of multiple versions, concepts of
authorization and intention, and the relations of textual theory to
approaches like deconstruction and semiotics. The book also
includes suggestions for further reading in both languages and a
glossary of technical terms. Contributors are Hans Zeller, Miroslav
Cervenka, Elisabeth Hoepker-Herberg, Henning Boetius, Siegfried
Scheibe, and Gerhard Seidel. Bringing together the heretofore
separate Anglo- American and German approaches will strengthen each
separately and prepare the way for a new hybrid combining the
advantages of both orientations. This book will interest not only
students of Anglo-American or German literature, but all who study
cultural construction and transmission. Hans Walter Gabler is
Professor of English Literature, University of Munich. George
Bornstein is Professor of English, University of Michigan. Gillian
Borland Pierce is a Ph.D. candidate in Comparative Literature,
University of Michigan.
Undertaking a writing project for assessment can be a challenging
prospect for students of all disciplines and especially those new
to academic writing in higher education. The unique 12-step
approach in this book leads students through the different stages
that apply to any form of academic writing - gathering relevant
information, processing that information through effective
planning, creating the text and developing writing for future
assignments including exam writing. The authors follow their
tried-and-tested Smarter Student series approach to deliver timely,
practical, hands-on guidance based on real-life experience from
teaching and assessing students' writing. How to write for
university - academic writing for success is an invaluable tutorial
and reference for any student approaching university writing
assignments.
Beginning with an extensive overview essay of the period, this book
focuses on the issues of the Progressive Era through contemporary
accounts of the people involved. Each issue is presented with an
introductory essay and multiple primary documents from the
newspapers of the day, which illustrate both sides of the debate.
This is a perfect resource for students interested in the
controversial and tumultuous changes America underwent during the
Industrial Age and up to the start of World War I. With the death
of southern reconstruction, Americans looked first westward and
then abroad to fulfill their manifest destiny. Along the way,
robber barons built railroads and oil trusts, populism burned
across the prairies, currency went off the gold standard,
immigrants poured into urban areas, and the United States won
imperial outposts in Cuba and the Philippines. Beginning with an
extensive overview essay of the period, this book focuses on the
issues of the Progressive Era through contemporary accounts of the
people involved. Each issue is presented with an introductory essay
and multiple primary documents from the newspapers of the day,
which illustrate both sides of the debate. This is a perfect
resource for students interested in the controversial and
tumultuous changes America underwent during the Industrial Age and
up to the start of World War I.
This comprehensive guide to writing journal articles addresses all
the stages and recurring challenges, from targeting a journal to
dealing with reviewer feedback. Drawing on many years of running
'Writing for Publication' workshops, Murray explores not only style
and structure but also behaviours and emotions. As a key component
of both research courses and careers, this timely text also
addresses the struggle to make time for high quality academic
writing and how to ensure a writing-life balance. Examining a
variety of approaches, relevant to many different academic
disciplines, this core text demystifies and defines writing
practices and makes this form of high-stakes academic writing seem
manageable. Writing for journals has never been more competitive,
and writers, researchers, practitioners and students need expert
guidance on productive practices and ways of maintaining focus and
motivation, which Murray provides. This latest edition is
completely updated and more relevant than ever for clinicians,
practitioners and students. "This book was already a classic, but
the update makes it even more useful. From finding time to write,
doing a short literature review and identifying scam journals,
Rowena Murray provides an excellent, concise and accessible
companion for writing academic journal papers, which is appropriate
for both students and working academics." Associate Professor Inger
Mewburn, Director of Research Training, The Australian National
University, Australia "Rowena Murray has approached publishing in a
journal with scientific rigour. Following this book's
recommendations will make it impossible to find a convincing excuse
for failure to publish. She herself writes with a high level of
artisanal skill; this book is fast paced, stylish and highly
readable. Her own extensive experience in supporting journal
article writers tempers this book with the credibility of a
seasoned veteran. Best of all, there is a wealth of wisdom here-in
advising on how to publish, Murray is also advising on how to live
a satisfying life as a writer." Associate Professor Susan Carter,
University of Auckland, New Zealand "In Writing for Academic
Journals (4th edition), Rowena Murray's voice is direct,
down-to-earth and wise. Drawing on a depth of practical experience
as both published author and writing teacher, she conveys the
message that, yes, publishing in academic journals is demanding,
but it's also very possible. And that once you are successful,
there is still much to be learned from reading books like this one
and hanging out with others in writing groups and workshops. To
that end, the book is a trove of tips and techniques helpful to all
who pursue the challenging craft of (good) academic writing."
Barbara Grant, Associate Professor in the School of Critical
Studies in Education at the University of Auckland, New Zealand,
and author of Academic writing retreats: A facilitator's uide
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