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The Craft of Research

Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing

By Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams

University of Chicago Press

10/2/1995

Page Count: 301

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"This manual offers practical advice on the fundamentals of research to college and university students in all fields of study. The Craft of Research teaches much more than the mechanics of fact gathering: it explains how to approach a research project as an analytical process. The authors chart every stage of research, from finding a topic and generating research questions about it to marshalling evidence, constructing arguments, and writing everything up in a final report that is a model of authority. Their advice is designed for use by both beginners and seasoned practitioners, and for projects from class papers to dissertations."