Bücher der Reihe Rhetoric, Knowledge, and Society Series

This work provides an examination of the relationship between written communication in academic and workplace contexts. It is aimed at writing researchers, teachers, programme designers, and others concerned with writing in academic and business arenas.

This work describes the changing language and rhetoric of English-speaking scientists across the 17th-20th centuries. It combines analytical methodologies in the description of scientific writing and offers a "wide angle" perspective that examines the evolution of writing from 1675 to 1975.

This work examines rhetorical practice relating to situations of risk and how documents and communication succeed or fail in these contexts. It should be of use to scholars in technical communication, rhetoric, and related areas.

This volume explores knowledge production in defence technology from the Cold War to the 1990s, highlighting technology development and technology transfer. It also includes cited documents pertaining to the transactions that engage customers and vendors in the process of knowledge production.

This volume examines how scientists learn about and then address their audiences, studying scientific rhetoric in actual practice. For scholars and students in scientific and technical writing, rhetoric, studies of science, and related areas.