| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2008002910 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780801473920 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0801473926 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Call number |
300.72 |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Authors |
Maynes, Mary Jo. |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Telling stories : |
| Subtitle |
the use of personal narratives in the social sciences and history / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Mary Jo Maynes, Jennifer L. Pierce, and Barbara Laslett. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
Ithaca, N.Y. : |
| Publisher |
Cornell University Press, |
| Date |
2008. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
ix, 186 p. ; |
| Size |
24 cm. |
| SUMMARY |
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| Summary |
Discusses the use of autobiographies, oral histories, life history interviews, and memoirs as research tools in the social sciences, examining how personal narratives get used as evidence, and describing their methods and the drawbacks of using them to gain a better understanding of the relationship between people and their society. |
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| Topical Heading |
Social sciences |
| General |
Biographical methods. |
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| Topical Heading |
Oral history |
| General |
Methodology. |
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| Topical Heading |
Oral biography. |
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| Topical Heading |
Autobiography. |
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| Topical Heading |
Social sciences. |
| ADDED ENTRY |
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| Name |
Pierce, Jennifer L., |
| Dates |
1958- |
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| Name |
Laslett, Barbara. |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/8b5ck3vz5lb0u5kmte84oe28ro092l28 |
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