Ethnography and participant observation

The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Geography

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 121-137

  Watson, Annette ^a   Till, Karen E ^b  

^a School of Business   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84901624502     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9780857021090.n9     Document Type: Chapter

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