Harvard referencing...how to reference something cited by an author in an edited textbook?

DanTheMan · 27 Nov 2011 at 19:55

I've just referenced a sentence from an edited textbook with a chapter author, however, he has cited the reference from a previous author in a different book. How do I go about referencing this? Is it a case referencing it in text as ((original author) cited by (chapter author)) and then in the bibliography referencing the original author, the chapter author and the authors of the textbook?

Cheers.

DanTheMan · 27 Nov 2011 at 20:11

So just reference the actual book that you used in the bibliography but cite the original author in text?

DanTheMan · 27 Nov 2011 at 20:12

Naffa said:
Go to the bibliography of the edited textbook, and reference the book that was quoted, as well as the textbook. It will also pad your bibliography out.

I think the particular reference in question is far to obscure for me to have actually read the original as it only very slightly relates to the overall assignment. I think I would probably be pulled up on that if checked properly.

DanTheMan · 27 Nov 2011 at 20:18

Naffa said:
I'm reading political science, I'm just practicing for later life.

Funnily enough it's a political science assignment. Well, international relations.