Anthropology, interviewing, and communicability in contemporary society

Current Anthropology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 551-580

  Briggs, Charles L ^a   Agha, Asif ^b   Briones, Claudia ^c   Campbell, John R ^d   Gubrium, Jaber F ^e   Hallin, Daniel C ^f   Lee, Raymond M ^g   Silverman, David ^h   Wodak, Ruth ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34547763677     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/518300     Document Type: Short Survey

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