Anthropologists in a wider world : essays on field research / edited by Paul Dresch, Wendy James, and David Parkin.

Other author Dresch, Paul.
Other author James, Wendy.
Other author Parkin, David J., 1940-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Berghahn Books, 2000.
Descriptionxiv, 310 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Subjects
Anthropology--Fieldwork.
Anthropology--Research.
Anthropology--Methodology.

SeriesMethodology and history in anthropology ; 7
Methodology and history in anthropology v. 7. ^A446847
Contents Introduction : Fieldwork and the passage of time / Paul Dresch and Wendy James -- Indians and cowboys : two field experiences / Peter Rivière -- A view from afar : memories of New Guinea Highland warfare / Michael O'Hanlon -- Beyond the first encounter : transformations of 'the field' in North East Africa / Wendy James -- Templates, evocations and the long-term fieldworker / David Parkin -- Wilderness of mirrors : truth and vulnerability in Middle Eastern fieldwork / Paul Dresch -- Serendipity : reflections on fieldwork in China / Frank Pieke -- Fieldwork and reflexivity : thoughts from the anthropology of Japan / Roger Goodman -- Recollections of life crisis : distancing the personal / Louella Matsunaga -- Views of Jain history / Marcus Banks -- The ethnomusicologists in the wilderness / Hélène La Rue -- Trying to get there : approaches to Indonesia / R.H. Barnes -- The field and the desk : choices and linkages / N.J. Allen -- Epilogue : Fieldwork unfolding / David Parkin.
Local noteLittle-348116--305131054420S
General note"The present volume owes its origin to an 'away day' seminar held in September, 1997, by staff at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford"--Acknowledgements.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [275]-294) and index.
LCCN 99087034
ISBN1571817999 (hardback : acid-free paper)
ISBN1571818006 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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