Virtual Ethnography

Hine, Christine·2000·SAGE Publications Ltd eBooks

DOI 10.4135/9780857020277

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Authors: Hine, C.
Venue: SAGE Publications Ltd eBooks
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Published: 2000
DOI: 10.4135/9780857020277
OpenAlex: W4255695306
Cited by: 2,062
References: 0
FWCI: 32.98
Type: book
Language: en
Open access: closed

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