Ethnographic practice in the present [electronic resource] / edited by Marit Melhuus, Jon P. Mitchell and Helena Wulff.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Berghahn Books, 2010.
Description
1 online resource (xii, 196 pages).

Details

Subject(s)
Related name
Series
Summary note
"In its assessment of the current 'state of play' of ethnographic practice in social anthropology, this volume explores the challenges that changing social forms and changing understandings of 'the field' pose to contemporary ethnographic methods. These challenges include the implications of the remarkable impact social anthropology is having on neighboring disciplines such as history, sociology, cultural studies, human geography and linguistics, as well as the potential 'costs' of this success for the discipline. Contributors also discuss how the ethnographic method is influenced by current institutional contexts and historical 'raditions' across a range of settings. Here ethnography is featured less as a methodological 'tool-box' or technique but rather as a subject on which to reflect."--Jacket.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of description
Print version record.
ISBN
  • 9780857455437 ((electronic bk.))
  • 0857455435 ((electronic bk.))
OCLC
855524882
Statement on language in description
Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...
Other views
Staff view