The dangers of autobiographical research: A response to Purcell

Antipode

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 571-578

  Mercer, Doug ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Autobiography; Ethics; Oppression; Refletivity

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; BIOGRAPHY; ETHICS;

EID: 34548710767     PISSN: 00664812     EISSN: 14678330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8330.2007.00541.x     Document Type: Article

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