Theory counts: (Discounting) discourse to the contrary by adopting a confrontational stance

Anthropological Theory

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-29

  Reyna, Stephen P ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Approximate truth; Research methodology; Social anthropology; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247742843     PISSN: 14634996     EISSN: 17412641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14634990122228601     Document Type: Article

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