Explaining and Arguing: The Social Organization of Accounts (First Edition)
London: SAGE Publications Ltd, 1994-09-23. First Edition. paperback. First Edition. Paperback. Bound in glossy blue paper with red and white text. Explanations identify causes, back up claims and justify actions. Social scientists study them because they reveal how people understand and construct their worlds. This stimulating book offers a critical review of the major approaches to the study of everyday explaining and arguing.Using concrete examples to illuminate the range of contemporary approaches, Antaki′s concern is to test theory against practice. He draws a picture of explanation as a richly social achievement of speaker and audience, involving a balance between delicate manoeuver and the exercise of discursive power. 210pp.
CONDITION: Covers are unmarked. Front flyleaf has been torn out. Pages are crisp and clean. Binding and text block are tight. Full refund if not satisfied. Near Fine.
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Item #073182
ISBN: 0803986068
Price: $25.00