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Product Identifiers
PublisherCornell University Press
ISBN-100875463258
ISBN-139780875463254
eBay Product ID (ePID)1037126
Product Key Features
Book TitleParticipant Observer : an Autobiography
Number of Pages346 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSocial Scientists & Psychologists
Publication Year1994
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorWilliam F. Whyte
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight0 Oz
Item Length5.9 in
Item Width9.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN93-047550
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal301/.092 B
Synopsis"A perfectly titled, beautifully detailed, candid, thoughtful, and thought-evoking autobiography by the consummate participant observer. A powerful testament to an important research style in sociology and ethnography."--Robert K. Merton, Columbia..., "A perfectly titled, beautifully detailed, candid, thoughtful, and thought-evoking autobiography by the consummate participant observer. A powerful testament to an important research style in sociology and ethnography."--Robert K. Merton, Columbia University While it documents a remarkable career, Participant Observer is also a personal chronicle in which William Foote Whyte reflects on his childhood, his education, his courageous struggles with polio and with the crises of family and academic life.