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The art of fieldwork / Harry F. Wolcott.

Author/creator Wolcott, Harry F., 1929-
Format Book and Print
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoWalnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press, ©2005.
Descriptionvi, 292 pages ; 23 cm
Subject(s)
Ethnology--Fieldwork.
Ethnology--Methodology.
Ethnology--Philosophy.
Contents Introduction -- Fieldwork as art? -- How art works -- Fieldwork versus (just) being in the field -- Fieldwork : the basic arts -- Fieldwork : the darker arts -- The art of (conceptual) self-defense -- The art of conceptualizing -- The art of self-expression -- The satisfactions of fieldwork -- The art of discretion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 261-282) and indexes.
LCCN 2004011387
ISBN0759107963 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0759107971 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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