The Ethnographic Imagination - Textual Constructions of Reality (Hardcover)


First published in 1990, The Ethnographic Imagination explores how sociologists use literary and rhetorical conventions to convey their findings and arguments, and to 'persuade' their colleagues and students of the authenticity of their accounts. Looking at selected sociological texts in the light of contemporary social theory, the author analyses how their arguments are constructed and illustrated, and gives many new insights into the literary convention of realism and factual accounts.

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First published in 1990, The Ethnographic Imagination explores how sociologists use literary and rhetorical conventions to convey their findings and arguments, and to 'persuade' their colleagues and students of the authenticity of their accounts. Looking at selected sociological texts in the light of contemporary social theory, the author analyses how their arguments are constructed and illustrated, and gives many new insights into the literary convention of realism and factual accounts.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Routledge

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Series

Routledge Revivals

Release date

December 2010

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

1990

Authors

Dimensions

234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

208

ISBN-13

978-0-415-61557-0

Barcode

9780415615570

Categories

LSN

0-415-61557-7



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