The view from outside? interpreting oral testimonies from rural south africa

South African Geographical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-19

  Mather, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERPRETATION; METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEM; ORAL EVIDENCE; PERCEPTION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030432901     PISSN: 03736245     EISSN: 21512418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.1996.9713602     Document Type: Article

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