Dyssimulation: Reflexivity, Narrative, and the Quest for Authenticity in “Living History”

Cultural Anthropology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 242-260

  Handler, Richard ^a   Saxton, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85005279919     PISSN: 08867356     EISSN: 15481360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/can.1988.3.3.02a00020     Document Type: Article

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