Authors:Antonius C. G. M. Robben, Jeffrey A. Sluka,
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: social, cultural, anthropology, anthologies, blackwell, fieldwork, anthropological, reader, ethnographic
Number of Pages: 632
Published: 2006-11-28
List price: $45.95
ISBN-10: 1405125926
ISBN-13: 9781405125925
Ethnographic Fieldwork: An Anthropological Reader provides a comprehensive selection of classic and contemporary reflections, examining the tensions between self and other, the relationships between anthropologists and informants, conflicts and ethical challenges, various types of ethnographic research, and different styles of writing about fieldwork.Discusses fieldwork in general, as opposed to its formal methods Presents a good sense of the historical and conceptual development of fieldwork as the predominant methodological approach of social and cultural anthropology Includes introductory c
Authors:Antonius C. G. M. Robben, Jeffrey A. Sluka,
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: social, cultural, anthropology, anthologies, blackwell, fieldwork, anthropological, reader, ethnographic
Number of Pages: 672
Published: 2012-01-24
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0470657154
ISBN-13: 9780470657157
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 ethnographers 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
Author: Harriet Deaco
Publisher: David Philip, Publisher
Keywords: island, history, series, literature, robben, mayibuye
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1995-12-31
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0864862997
ISBN-13: 9780864862990
Robben Island is a low-lying outcrop of rock and sand guarding the entrance to South Africa’s Table Bay. Although it is just a few kilometres long and a barely swimmable distance from Cape Town, it may well be the most significant historical site in South Africa today. Paradoxically it symbolises both the repressiveness of the apartheid state and the strength of those who opposed it. While interpretations of the island’s history have focused mainly on its role as political prison and on the well-known prisoners held there, such as Nelson Mandela, the island has been put to many and
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