Narrative and chaos acknowledging the novelty of lives-in-time

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Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 367-389

  Randall, William L ^a,b  

^a St Thomas University   (Canada)

^b ST THOMAS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autobiography; Chaos; Complexity; Narrative; Novelty; Social construction; Story

Indexed keywords

EID: 36549000806     PISSN: 08264805     EISSN: 15731790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10780-007-9037-9     Document Type: Article

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