Writing about archaeology /

In this book, Graham Connah offers an overview of archaeological authorship: its diversity, its challenges, and its methodology. Based on his own experiences, he presents his personal views about the task of writing about archaeology. The book is not intended to be a technical manual. Instead, Conna...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Connah, Graham
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Temas:
Archaeology > Authorship.
Written communication.
Archaeological literature > Publishing.
Communication écrite.
Archéologie > Documentation > Édition.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Creating the canon : the integral role of writing in archaeology
  • Learning from others : archaeological writers past and present
  • Readership determines form : for whom are we writing?
  • Turning data into text : images of the past
  • The process of writing : 10 percent inspiration, 90 percent perspiration
  • Visual explanation : pictures that should talk
  • Pleasing everyone : writing for different types of publication
  • Publishers, editors and referees : devils incarnate or guardian angels?
  • The publication process : creating a quality product
  • The aftermath : reviewers and readers.

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