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

Van Maanen, John. (Author).
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  • ISBN: 0226849619
  • ISBN: 9780226849614
  • ISBN: 0226849627
  • ISBN: 9780226849621
  • Physical Description: xvi, 173 pages ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1988.

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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.
Summary, etc.: Identifies narrative conventions in ethnology, analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of various writing styles, and shows examples of each approach.
Awards Note: Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction Charles Horton Cooley Award, 1989.
Subject: Ethnology > Authorship.
Sociology > Authorship.
Ethnology > Authorship.
Sociology > Authorship.

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