Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Newly revised, Ethnographic Fieldwork: An Anthropological Reader Second Edition provides readers with a picture of the breadth, variation, and complexity of fieldwork. The updated selections offer insight into the ethnographer’s experience of gathering and analyzing data, and a richer understanding of the conflicts, hazards and ethical challenges of pursuing fieldwork around the globe.

• Offers an international collection of classic and contemporary readings to provide students with a broad understanding of historical, methodological, ethical, reflexive and stylistic issues in fieldwork
• Features 16 new articles and revised part introductions, with additional insights into the experience of conducting ethnographic fieldwork
• Explores the importance of fieldwork practice in achieving the core theoretical and methodological goals of anthropology
• Highlights the personal and professional challenges of field researchers, from issues of professional identity, fieldwork relations, activism, and the conflicts, hazards and ethical concerns of community work.

Authors: Antonius C. G. M. Robben, Jeffrey A. Sluka

Format: Paperback

Pages: 672

ISBN-13: 9780470657157

Publication date: 20120106