How to Write a Thesis: Twelve Renowned Professors Discuss Academic Writing

Author: Wang Li Zhu Guangqian
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book includes twelve articles, each written by ten renowned scholars based on their academic experiences. They are: linguist Wang Li, aesthetician Zhu Guangqian, philosopher Zhang Dainian, historian Zhou Yiliang, legal scholar Wang Tieyai, geneticist Li Ruchi, meteorologist Li Xianzhi. This book provides the basic requirements and norms for academic writing. For example, how to choose a topic? How to collect materials? How to determine the angle of argumentation? How to prepare for a thesis defense? All address practical issues frequently encountered in academic writing. Readers not only learn general methods of academic writing but also gain a clear understanding of the methods and attitudes for academic research. These articles are neither preachy nor theoretical; instead, they are masterful and unhurried narrations. Both summaries of principles and practical examples are included, all bearing the distinct academic styles of the authors.