Ethnographic Fieldwork

An Anthropological Reader

672 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Newly revised, Ethnographic Fieldwork: An Anthropological Reader Second Edition provides readers with a picture of the breadth, variation, and complexity of fieldwork. The updated selections offer insight into the ethnographer's experience of gathering and analyzing data, and a richer understanding of the conflicts, hazards and ethical challenges of pursuing fieldwork around the globe. - Offers an international collection of classic and contemporary readings to provide students with a broad understanding of historical, methodological, ethical, reflexive and stylistic issues in fieldwork - Features 16 new articles and revised part introductions, with additional insights into the experience of conducting ethnographic fieldwork - Explores the importance of fieldwork practice in achieving the core theoretical and methodological goals of anthropology - Highlights the personal and professional challenges of field researchers, from issues of professional identity, fieldwork relations, activism, and the conflicts, hazards and ethical concerns of community work.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein Gesellschaftliche Gruppen, Gemeinschaften und Identitäten Ethnic Studies / Ethnizität
• ISBN: 9780470657157
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.12.2011
• Größe: 244 x 170 mm
• Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Herausgegeben von: Jeffrey A. Sluka, Antonius C. G. M. Robben