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Tales of the field : on writing ethnography / John van Maanen.

Van Maanen, John. (Author).

Summary:

Identifies narrative conventions in ethnology, analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of various writing styles, and shows examples of each approach.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0226849619
  • ISBN: 9780226849614
  • ISBN: 0226849627
  • ISBN: 9780226849621
  • Physical Description: xvi, 173 pages ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1988.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-166) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Fieldwork, Culture, and Ethnography -- In Pursuit of Culture -- Realist Tales -- Confessional Tales -- Impressionist Tales -- Fieldwork, Culture, and Ethnography Revisited.
Awards Note:
Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction Charles Horton Cooley Award, 1989.

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Ethnology > Authorship.
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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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