The Thesis and the Book - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802062938 ISBN 13: 9780802062932

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 2000

Synopsis

The thesis or dissertation, prepared as part of a program of graduate studies, is only rarely publishable as a book. The differences between the two forms of presentation are described in this volume, and advice is given on how a thesis may be revised for eventual publication. The authors of the separate chapters are editors, publishers, and scholars: Francess G. Halpenny, Henri Peyre, Robert Plant Armstrong, William W. Savage, Jr, William C. Dowling, and Olive Holmes. Their topic matter ranges from broad questions of purpose and style, to detailed practical suggestions for rewriting. In passing, the existing approach to dissertations in graduate studies is criticized and defended. The chapters have previously appeared as articles in Scholarly Publishing.. A Journal for Authors and Publishers, and are gathered here in view of the importance of the topic. The volume will be of value to any graduate student or recent PHD seeking publication, and to faculty members supervising graduate students.

About this title

About the Author

Eleanor Harman was founding editor of Scholarly Publishing: A Journal for Authors and Publishers. Ian Montagnes was formerly Editor-in-Chief of University of Toronto Press.

From the Inside Flap

'The Thesis and the Book is to be welcomed for the contribution it can make to improved academic writing, for the more publishable books it may stimulate, and for its saving of editorial time and scholarly frustration.'

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802062938
• ISBN 13: 9780802062932
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88
• Editor: Harman Eleanor, Montagnes Ian