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OverviewSupposedly a worthwhile endeavor, scholarly and scientific writing to most people is abstract, impersonal, impractical, and sometimes impossible to read. This book examines this discourse, studies its relation to practical, everyday writing, and tells us why scholarly writing is anything but uniform and monolithic, and worth reading. Full Product DetailsAuthor: George L. DillonPublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press Weight: 0.500kg ISBN: 9780253317438ISBN 10: 0253317436 Pages: 196 Publication Date: 01 November 1991 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: After the Carnival Part I: Foundations I. Reason, Rationality, and Rhetoric II. Impersonality and Its Discontents Part II: Applications III. Irony and Reflexivity: Rhetoric and Social Construction IV. Arguments and Appeals: Rhetorics of the Social Sciences V. Dialogues with the Dead: The Rhetorics of History Part III: Implications VI. Conversation, Dialectic, and the Question of Closure Conclusion: A Contention of Rhetorics Notes IndexReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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