Barzun, Jacques,

The modern researcher / Jacques Barzun and Henry F. Graff. - 6th ed. - Islamabad : National Book Foundation, - xiii, 322 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

includes index

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.


Academic writing.
Research.
Historiography.

001.4/32 / B296