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Author Becker, Howard Saul, 1928-

Title Writing for social scientists : how to start and finish your thesis, book, or article / Howard S. Becker ; with a chapter by Pamela Richards
Published Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1986
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [1986]

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Description xii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Series Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing
Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing.
Contents Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for Writing for social scientists : how to start and finish your thesis, book, or article / Howard S. Becker, with a chapter by Pamela Richards. -- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog -- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding. -- Preface -- 1. Freshman English for Graduate Students -- 2. Persona and Authority -- 3. One Right Way -- 4. Editing by Ear -- 5. Learning to Write as a Professional -- 6. Risk, by Pamela Richards -- 7. Getting It out the Door -- 8. Terrorized by the Literature -- 9. Friction and Word Processors -- 10. A Final Word -- References -- Index -- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Social sciences Authorship, Sociology Authorship, Academic writing
Analysis United States Authorship by social scientists - Manuals
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 169-175
Subject Academic writing.
Social sciences -- Authorship.
Sociology -- Authorship.
Author Richards, Pamela.
LC no. 85016504
ISBN 0226041077
0226041085 (paperback)