Episodic fieldwork, updating, and sociability

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Episodic fieldwork, updating, and sociability. / Whyte, M.

In: Social Analysis: The International Journal of Anthropology, Vol. 57, No. 1, 01.01.2013, p. 110-121.

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Whyte, M 2013, 'Episodic fieldwork, updating, and sociability', Social Analysis: The International Journal of Anthropology, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 110-121. https://doi.org/10.3167/sa.2013.570108

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Whyte, M. (2013). Episodic fieldwork, updating, and sociability. Social Analysis: The International Journal of Anthropology, 57(1), 110-121. https://doi.org/10.3167/sa.2013.570108

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Whyte M. Episodic fieldwork, updating, and sociability. Social Analysis: The International Journal of Anthropology. 2013 Jan 1;57(1):110-121. https://doi.org/10.3167/sa.2013.570108

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Whyte, M. / Episodic fieldwork, updating, and sociability. In: Social Analysis: The International Journal of Anthropology. 2013 ; Vol. 57, No. 1. pp. 110-121.

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