A biographical turn in the social sciences? A British-European view

Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 245-269

  Wengraf, Tom ^a   Chamberlayne, Prue ^b   Bornat, Joanna ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 29244486637     PISSN: 15327086     EISSN: 1552356X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153270860200200215     Document Type: Article

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