Friday, October 23, 2015

David Green: Bibliographical Synopsis

Paul Andreas Fischer
10/21/2015
Professor Briggs


David Green: Bibliographical Synopsis


David Green has written four books, which are published through Pearson PLC or subsidiary publishing companies. These are monographs which may be considered scholarly in nature, complete with indexes, acknowledgements, and appendices. His first book, however, proved difficult to find and was co-authored with two other authors, however, as a non-fiction work published by the University of Nottingham may also be considered a scholarly monograph, though it is short and is only 40 pages in length.
With eleven articles published, David Green has also contributed in a significant manner to ten academic journals which focus on his field of study. In addition, though this is not directly pertinent, he has written 22 encyclopedic entries for three different encyclopedias and two dictionaries. Historical review of his work, however, varies somewhat from his own account of what his work actually consists of.
The International Medieval Bibliography lists only seven publications from David Green, comprising of six articles and one scholarly monograph, all of which are noted as publications on his academic website. The Iter bibliography lists seven essays which were written for the International Encyclopedia of Military History published in Routledge, New York, of which all but The Conquest of Wales are acknowledged on his website. Finally, on the Bibliography of British and Irish History, a full fourteen scholarly articles, books, and essays can be found, all of which are among those listed on his professional page, though “Medicine and Masculinity: Thomas Walsingham and the death of the Black Prince” contains a typographical error or potentially intentional change in title, possibly to avoid conflict with a similarly themed or titled book.
These resources are individually intended for different audiences, and there is the intention for historical work to be easily accessible as well as appropriately divisible. In addition, there may be certain standards for quality or quantity of work provided which factor in as various bibliographical resources decide which materials to include. In addition timing can play a large role in publication. For example, it is likely that some of these books received boosts from trends, whether as global as war in the Middle East and renewed interest in medieval warfare tactics or as local as a series of historic fairs and festivals at which the book may be presented.

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