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Locating the Field

Space, Place and Context in Anthropology

Peter Collins editor Simon Coleman editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:1st Jun '06

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Also available in paperback, 9781845204037 GBP19.99 (June, 2007)

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.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.

This book should be read widely, and will be a fundamental resource for training students in anthropological fieldwork and analysis. - The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

ISBN: 9781845204020

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

216 pages