Documents of Life was originally published in 1983 and became a classic text, providing both a persuasive argument for a particular approach and a manifesto for

This study champions the use of life stories and other perosnal documents in social research. It considers recent developments in the humanist approach to socia

"Maybe some people are shy about writing, but I will write the real truth. . . . Is it really possible that people at the newspaper haven't heard this. . . that

A comprehensive, yet concise, introduction to the use of documents as tools within social science research.