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Book SynopsisThis work shows why footnotes are valuable as a part of writing in scientific and historical research and how to create footnotes which are clear and helpful to the reader. It describes cases in which footnoting is appropriate and gives examples drawn from a variety of writings.
Trade ReviewThis wonderful little book is not just a style manual on the mechanics of footnotes; it is an exposition of what might be called the philosophy of footnotes. It gives the reasons for having them to begin with, and surveys the intellectual content they ought to contain...Any student who reads this will have a sense of why such things are required for intellectual honesty. -- Thomas Mann, author A Guide to Library Research Methods (Oxford U. Press, 1987)
This wonderful little book is not just a style manual on the mechanics of footnotes; it is an exposition of what might be called the "philosophy" of footnotes. It gives the reasons for having them to begin with, and surveys the intellectual content they ought to contain...Any student who reads this will have a sense of why such things are required for intellectual honesty. -- Thomas Mann, author
A Guide to Library Research Methods (Oxford U. Press, 1987)
