In the Field
eBook - ePub

In the Field

Life and Work in Cultural Anthropology

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

In the Field

Life and Work in Cultural Anthropology

About this book

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.

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Yes, you can access In the Field by Prof. George Gmelch,Prof. Sharon Bohn Gmelch in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Cultural & Social Anthropology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Series Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Illustrations
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Dedication
  8. 1. The Fieldwork Tradition
  9. 2. First Fieldwork: Irish Travellers
  10. 3. Politics and Fieldwork: Nomads in English Cities
  11. 4. Applying Anthropology in an Alaskan National Park
  12. 5. Studying Subsistence in Sitka
  13. 6. On the Move: Work and Mobility in Newfoundland
  14. 7. Native Anthropology: Studying the Culture of Baseball
  15. 8. Falling into Fieldwork in Japan
  16. 9. Photography and Film in Ireland and Alaska
  17. 10. Taking Students to the Field: Barbados
  18. 11. When the Field Is a City: Hobart, Tasmania
  19. 12. In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro: Students in Tanzania
  20. 13. Fieldwork from Campus
  21. 14. The Changing Nature of Fieldwork
  22. Appendix Discussion Points
  23. Notes
  24. References
  25. Index
  26. About the Authors