The Strength of Ethnography

Bibliographic Data

ID3056117
AuthorsGisela Welz (Goethe University Frankfurt, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume39
Issue1
Publication date2009-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnologia Europaea (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0425-4597 • E-ISSN: 1604-3030
PublisherBerghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.16995/ee.1043
OpenAlexW2470655029
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited5

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Ethnography · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology

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