The literary project and representations of anthropology

Anthropological Theory

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 211-231

  Trencher, Susan ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American anthropology; Ethnography; Reflexivity; Representation; Theory; Thick description

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037655905     PISSN: 14634996     EISSN: 17412641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469962002002002631     Document Type: Article

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