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LOCATING THE FIELD
SPACE, PLACE AND CONTEXT IN ANTHROPOLOGY |
| Volume: |
v. 42 |
| By: |
Peter Collins (Editor), Professor Simon Coleman (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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| ISBN 10: |
1845204026 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781845204020 |
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| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
6 January, 2006 |
| Series: |
Association of Social Anthropologists Monographs v. 42 |
| Pages: |
220 |
| Description: |
From the social space of a cybercafe to cities in India, the UK and South Africa among others, this book features a wide range of ethnographic studies that offer different ways of looking at the concepts of 'locality' and 'site'. |
| Synopsis: |
Are reports of the death of conventional fieldwork in anthropology greatly exaggerated? This book takes a critical look at the latest developments and key issues in fieldwork. The nature of 'locality' itself is problematic for both research subjects and fieldworkers, on the grounds that it must now be maintained and represented in relation to widening (and fragmenting) social frames and networks. Such developments have raised questions concerning the nature of ethnographic presence and scales of comparison. From the social space of a cybercafe to cities in India, the UK and South Africa among others, this book features a wide range of ethnographic studies that provide new ways of looking at the concepts of 'locality' and 'site'. It shows that rather than taking key fieldwork processes such as globalization and mobility for granted, anthropologists are well-placed to examine and critique the totalizing assumptions behind these notions. |
| Illustrations: |
1, black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Berg Publishers |
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