Journal of Business and Technical Communication Jan 1994

Studies in the History of Business and Technical Writing

WILLIAM E. RIVERS

Abstract

This article is a bibliographical essay on the history of business and technical writing based on a survey of over 200 articles and books that demonstrate not only the quality and quantity of recent publications in this field but also the wide opportunities it offers for future research. The studies in the article and bibliography are grouped into 13 categories according to historical period (from ancient and classical times through the twentieth century), national origin, and (for twentieth-century studies) subject of investigation. The article concludes with suggestions about further research in the history of business and technical writing.

Journal
Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Published
1994-01-01
DOI
10.1177/1050651994008001002
Open Access
Closed
Topics
writing across the curriculum technical communication

Citation Context

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