Revising your dissertation : advice from leading editors / edited by Beth Luey ; with a new foreword by Sandford G. Thatcher. - Updatedition. edition. - Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, (c)2008. - 1 online resource (263 pages) : illustrations.

Previous edition: 2004.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: is the publishable dissertation an oxymoron? / You're the author now / What is your book about? / Turning your dissertation rightside out / Bringing your own voice to the table / Time to trim : notes, bibliographies, tables, and graphs / Caught in the middle : the humanities / Putting passion into social science / From particles to articles : the inside scoop on scientific publishing / Illustrated ideas : publishing in the arts / A sense of place : regional books / Making a difference : professional publishing / Conclusion: the ticking clock / Beth Luey -- William P. Sisler -- Beth Luey -- Scott Norton -- Scott Norton -- Jenya Weinreb -- Jennifer Crewe -- Peter J. Dougherty and Charles T. Myers -- Trevor Lipscombe -- Judy Metro -- Ann Regan -- Johanna E. Vondeling -- Beth Luey.



9780520934443


Dissertations, Academic.
Academic writing.
Scholarly publishing.


Electronic Books.

LB2369 / .R485 2008