Space permits only a cursory overview of these slighter works.
Even a cursory glance at such an approach would suggest that it is doomed to failure, and it surely is.
The fact that the analysis of many of the interviews remained cursory, and was conducted unilaterally rather than in cross-cultural collaboration, does show through, however.
A cursory consideration of the human reproductive life-cycle reveals biases inherent in this model.
Other functional items are treated in an equally cursory manner, if at all.
But once again, his remarks, although very interesting, are cursory.
The treatment of the metaphysical issues is unfortunately at best cursory, occupying somewhat less than three of the nine chapters.
The scope and style of this book render it an invaluable resource for anyone with even a cursory interest in oral history.
