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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Schwartz-Shea, Peregrine, 1955–

Interpretive research design : concepts and processes / Peregrine Schwartz-Shea and Dvora Yanow.

p. cm.—(Routledge series on interpretive methods)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Science—Methodology. 2. Experimental design. I. Yanow, Dvora. II. Title.

Q175.S4144 2011

001.4'34—dc23

2011033462

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