The Art Of Fieldwork - Softcover

Wolcott, Harry F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0759107971 ISBN 13: 9780759107977

Verlag: AltaMira Press, 2004

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Book by Wolcott Harry F

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Praise for the first edition: Far more than a how-to-do-it handbook, The Art of Fieldwork offers a rich, engaging discourse drawing from a lifetime of personal experiences..... -- Donald A. Ritchie, associate historian, U.S. Senate Historical Office; author of Doing Oral History * Routledge Studies In Memory and Narrative * Wolcott updates his original groundbreaking text, in this long-anticipated second edition of The Art of Fieldwork, which appeals to anthropology and its practitioners to draw on the traditional precepts of science as well as on the richness of artistry. The Art of Fieldwork makes an exciting reentry into the ongoing debate of the processes, challenges, and rewards of fieldwork. Qualitative researchers across the disciplines will find this well-crafted, approachable book a thought-provoking read and a perfect introduction to the nuances of field methods for their students. * Sir Read Alot Book Review * Harry F. Wolcott's The Art of Fieldwork presents thorough and captivating discussion of the issues surrounding ethnographic fieldwork, with particular focus on the many contradictory facets of the science. It is an excellent resource for both experienced and new fieldwork researchers. * Qualitative Social Research * The author has many helpful suggestions for the first-time fieldworker. * Journal Of The Royal Anthropological Institute * Praise for the first edition: This is a fine introduction to the perils and pleasures of fieldwork. Broad, eclectic, and open, it deals with questions of both epistemology and technique straightforwardly and without pretension..... -- Leslie Salzinger * American Journal of Sociology * Praise for the first edition: This is a fine introduction to the perils and pleasures of fieldwork. Broad, eclectic, and open, it deals with questions of both epistemology and technique straightforwardly and without pretension. -- Leslie Salzinger * American Journal of Sociology * Praise for the first edition: Far more than a how-to-do-it handbook, The Art of Fieldwork offers a rich, engaging discourse drawing from a lifetime of personal experiences. -- Donald A. Ritchie, associate historian, U.S. Senate Historical Office; author of Doing Oral History * Routledge Studies In Memory and Narrative *

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In this longanticipated second edition of The Art of Fieldwork, prominent anthropologist Harry F. Wolcott updates his original groundbreaking text, which both challenges and petitions anthropology and its practitioners to draw not only on the traditional precepts of science, but also on the richness of artistry in the collection, interpretation, and expression of fieldwork data.

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• Verlag: AltaMira Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0759107971
• ISBN 13: 9780759107977
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 298