0 a long article or a short book on a particular subject:
a monograph on Beethoven's symphonies
The monograph is presented in four sections plus an introduction and conclusion.
The interested reader can now choose from a whole spectrum of books ranging from popular introductions to extensive monographs.
With even more enjoyment one reads her monograph, which is a model of academic writing at its very best.
This book is not a comparative monograph, but it should become an important resource for scholars in many elds who engage in comparative studies.
None the less the book's dual intended readership does cause some problems, and as an academic monograph it has some flaws.
Before proponents of the so-called literary turn in anthropology achieved dominance in the field, the anthropological monograph was an easily identified artefact.
I am not the first to have noticed the unequal treatment accorded the different parts of the monograph.
Well written, perceptive and exhaustively researched, it is a model monograph which anyone interested in military history must consult.
