A Journey to the History of the Interview

Authors

  • Raymond M. Lee

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/serendipities.v1i1.122868

Keywords:

History of the Interview

Abstract

Symposium “Personal Encounters with Serendipities”

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Published

2016-03-01

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Lee, R. M. (2016) “A Journey to the History of the Interview”, Serendipities. Journal for the Sociology and History of the Social Sciences, 1(1), pp. 11–18. doi: 10.7146/serendipities.v1i1.122868.

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2016): Serendipities. Journal for the Sociology and History of the Social Sciences

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