Constructing the field : ethnographic fieldwork in the contemporary world / edited by Vered Amit.
Ethnographic fieldwork is traditionally seen as what distinguishes social and cultural anthropology from the other social sciences. This collection responds to the inte nsifying scrutiny of fieldwork in recent years. It challenges the idea of the necessity for the total immersion of the ethnographer...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2000.
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| Summary: | Ethnographic fieldwork is traditionally seen as what distinguishes social and cultural anthropology from the other social sciences. This collection responds to the inte nsifying scrutiny of fieldwork in recent years. It challenges the idea of the necessity for the total immersion of the ethnographer in the field, and for the clear separation of professional and personal areas of activity. The very existence of 'the field' as an entity separate from everyday life is questioned. Fresh perspectives on contemporary fieldwork are provided by diverse case-studies from across North America and Europe. These contributions give a thorough appraisal of what fieldwork is and should be, and an extra dimension is added through fascinating accounts of the personal experiences of anthropologists in the field. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 199 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0415198291 9780415198295 0415198305 9780415198301 0203450787 9780203450789 0203459849 9780203459843 9786610066810 6610066817 1134640676 9781134640676 1134640684 9781134640683 1280066814 9781280066818 |
| Language: | English. |