In the Field

Life and Work in Cultural Anthropology

AvGeorge Gmelch,Sharon Bohn Gmelch

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-05-11
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:University of California Press
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520289628

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

George Gmelch is Professor of Anthropology at the University of San Francisco and Union College. He has published fourteen books and has also written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, Psychology Today, Society, and Natural History.Sharon Bohn Gmelch is Professor of Anthropology at the University of San Francisco and Union College. She is the author or editor of ten books, coproducer of an ethnographic film, and the winner of several awards including Ireland’s Book of the Year.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments vii1. The Fieldwork Tradition 12. First Fieldwork: Irish Travellers 73. Politics and Fieldwork: Nomads in English Cities 314. Applying Anthropology in an Alaskan National Park 505. Studying Subsistence in Sitka 706. On the Move: Work and Mobility in Newfoundland 877. Native Anthropology: Studying the Culture of Baseball 1058. Falling into Fieldwork in Japan 1209. Photography and Film in Ireland and Alaska 14210. Taking Students to the Field: Barbados 16411. When the Field Is a City: Hobart, Tasmania 18512. In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro: Students in Tanzania 20113. Fieldwork from Campus 22114. The Changing Nature of Fieldwork 238Appendix Discussion Points 251Notes 259References 271