Automated (post)positivism

Urban Geography

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 669-690

  Wyly, Elvin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

epistemology; Internet; methodology; positivism; social media

Indexed keywords

INTERNET; MASS MEDIA; MEDIA ROLE; URBAN GEOGRAPHY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84904541352     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2014.923143     Document Type: Article

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