In this Book
- In the Field: Life and Work in Cultural Anthropology
- Book
- 2018
- Published by: University of California Press
summary
This book offers an invaluable look at what cultural anthropologists do when they are in the field. Through fascinating and often entertaining accounts of their lives and work in varied cultural settings, the authors describe the many forms fieldwork can take, the kinds of questions anthropologists ask, and the common problems they encounter. From these accounts and the experiences of the student field workers the authors have mentored over the years, In the Field makes a powerful case for the value of the anthropological approach to knowledge.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. vii-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Dedication
- pp. xiii-xiv
- 1. The Fieldwork Tradition
- pp. 1-6
- 5. Studying Subsistence in Sitka
- pp. 70-86
- 8. Falling into Fieldwork in Japan
- pp. 120-141
- 10. Taking Students to the Field: Barbados
- pp. 164-184
- 13. Fieldwork from Campus
- pp. 221-237
- 14. The Changing Nature of Fieldwork
- pp. 238-250
- Appendix: Discussion Points
- pp. 251-258
- References
- pp. 271-276
- About the Authors
- p. 283
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520964211
Related ISBN(s)
9780520289611, 9780520289628
MARC Record
OCLC
1013519276
Pages
304
Launched on MUSE
2018-11-16
Language
English
Open Access
No