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Revising Your Dissertation, Updated Edition : Advice from Leading Editors / Beth Luey.
De Gruyter University of California Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dissertations, Academic.
- Academic writing.
- Scholarly publishing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (277 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2007]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The aftermath of graduate school can be particularly trying for those under pressure to publish their dissertations. Written with good cheer and jammed with information, this lively guide offers hard-to-find practical advice on successfully turning a dissertation into a book or journal articles that will appeal to publishers and readers. It will help prospective authors master writing and revision skills, better understand the publishing process, and increase their chances of getting their work into print. This edition features new tips and planning tables to facilitate project scheduling, and a new foreword by Sandford G. Thatcher, Director of Penn State University Press.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword To The 2008 Edition
- Introduction Is The Publishable Dissertation An Oxymoron?
- 1. You're The Author Now
- 2. What Is Your Book About?
- 3. Turning Your Dissertation Rightside Out
- 4. Bringing Your Own Voice To The Table
- 5. Time To Trim: Notes. Bibliographies, Tables. And Graphs
- 6. Caught In The Middle: The Humanities
- 7. Putting Passion Into Social Science
- 8. From Particles To Articles: The Inside Scoop On Scientific Publishing
- .9 Illustrated Ideas: Publishing In The Arts
- 10. A Sense Of Place: Regional Books
- 11. Making Adifference: Professional Publishing
- Conclusion: The Ticking Clock
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Planning Tools
- Useful Reading
- About The Contributors
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9780520934443
- 052093444X
- OCLC:
- 1110711665
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