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Disciplines-- Social Sciences

A Short Guide to Writing About Social Science / 3rd Edition
Lee Cuba
A guide for student writers in the social sciences: offers guidelines for writing notes, abstracts, research papers, and oral presentations.
© 1997

A Short Guide to Writing About History / 3rd Edition.
Richard Marius
This guidebook explores what "thinking like a historian" might mean, and introduces student writers to research and writing conventions and practices within the discipline.
© 1999

Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article
Howard S. Becker
Along with strategies to avoid writing blocks and write more effectively, Becker offers his own experiences as a social scientist and writer. He suggests that if writing were reconsidered as a social activity, social scientists would be better writers.
© 1986