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Tales of the Field: On Writing Ethnography (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)

Tales of the Field: On Writing Ethnography by John Van Maanen
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“Stories are not made from common and routine occurrences. Impressionist tales suggest that we learn more from the exceptional than from the topical. In some quarters this is heresy.”
― John Van Maanen, Tales of the Field: On Writing Ethnography

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“...tales in search of an excuse for their telling.”
― John Van Maanen, Tales of the Field: On Writing Ethnography

tags: anthropology, ethnography, writing

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