PART ONE The approach 1
1 Why scholars write 2
2 Am I stupid enough? 9
3 The fear ofeccentricity 15
4 The lure of theory 21
5 Choosing a theme 30
6 Arranging it 40
7 The writing bloc 49
8 Discovery 59
9 Interviews 69
10 Bad arguments 74
PART TWO The techniques 85
11 Questions of style 86
12 The art of quoting 96
13 Editing a text 105
14 Manuscripts and their uses 116
15 Making a bibliography 124
16 Other theses,other books 129
17 Acknowledgement 132
18 Teaching and being taught 136
19 Classes and seminars 142
20 Learning a language 145
21 Publishing 148
Notes for further reading 155