Jacques Barzun
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BIOGRAPHYDec 16, 2009 The modern researcher by Barzun, Jacques, 1907-; Graff, Henry F. (Henry Franklin), 1921- joint author. Publication date 1977. Games for lg g420. Revising for printer and public. Borrow this book to access EPUB and PDF files. IN COLLECTIONS. Books to Borrow. Books for People with Print Disabilities.
Jacques Barzun (1907-2012) was a French-born American teacher, historian, and author who influenced higher education in the United States by his insistence that undergraduates avoid early specialization and instead be given broad instruction in the humanities. Long associated with Columbia University, he was the author of numerous books ranging widely over art, education, and culture.
In 2003 Barzun received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States. He received the Great Teacher Award of the Society of Columbia Graduates in 2007.
Photograph: Courtesy of University Archives, Columbia University in the City of New York
Hector Berlioz, French composer, critic, and conductor of the Romantic period, known largely for his Symphonie fantastique (1830), the choral symphony Roméo et Juliette (1839), and the dramatic piece La Damnation de Faust (1846). His last years were marked by fame abroad and hostility at home. The…
The Modern Researcher (2003)
This Classic Introduction To The Techniques Of Research And The Art Of Expression Is Used Widely In History Courses, But Is Also Appropriate For Writing And Research Methods Courses In Other Departments. Barzun And Graff Thoroughly Cover Every Aspect Of Research, From The Selection Of A Topic Through The Gathering, Analysis, Writing, Revision, And Publication Of Findings Presenting The Process Not As A Set Of Rules But Through Actual Cases That Put The Subtleties Of Research In A Useful Context.…
House Of Intellect, The (perennial Classics) (2002)
in This International Bestseller, Originally Published In 1959, Jacques Barzun, Acclaimed Author Of from Dawn To Decadence, Takes On The Whole Intellectual — Or Pseudo-intellectual — World, Attacking It For Its Betrayal Of Intellect. Intellect Is Despised And Neglected, Barzun Says, Yet Intellectuals Are Well Paid And Riding High. He Details This Great Betrayal In Such Areas As Public Administrations, Communications, Conversation And Home Life, Education, Business, And Scholarship.…
From Dawn To Decadence: 1500 To The Present: 500 Years Of Western Cultural Life (2001)
Highly Regarded Here And Abroad For Some Thirty Works Of Cultural History And Criticism, Master Historian Jacques Barzun Has Now Set Down In One Continuous Narrative The Sum Of His Discoveries And Conclusions About The Whole Of Western Culture Since 1500. In This Account, Barzun Describes What Western Man Wrought From The Renaisance And Reformation Down To The Present In The Double Light Of Its Own Time And Our Pressing Concerns. He Introduces Characters And Incidents With His Unusual Literary Style…
Simple & Direct (2001)
A Fter A Lifetime Of Writing And Editing Prose, Jacques Barzun Has Set Down His View Of The Best Ways To Improve One's Style. His Discussions Of Diction, Syntax, Tone, Meaning, Composition, And Revision Guide The Reader Through The Technique Of Making The Written Word Clear And Agreeable To Read. Exercises, Model Passages Both Literary And Casual, And Hundreds Of Amusing Examples Of Usage Gone Wrong Show How To Choose The Right Path To Self-expression In Forceful And Distinctive Words.
This classic introduction to the techniques of research and the art of expression is used widely in history courses, but is also appropriate for writing and research methods courses in other departments. Free bible download for mobile phones niv. Barzun and Graff thoroughly cover every aspect of research, from the selection of a topic through the gathering, analysis, writing, revision, and publication of findings presenting the process not as a set of rules but through actual cases that put the subtleties of research in a useful context.
Part One covers the principles and methods of research; Part Two covers writing, speaking, and getting one's work published.
