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Research Methods in Anthropology: Qualitative and Quantitative ApproachesResearch Methods in Anthropology: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches by H. Russell Bernard
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The best anthropology research methods book around -- everything from fieldnotes to data analysis.
Tales of the Field: On Writing Ethnography (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)Tales of the Field: On Writing Ethnography (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) by John Van Maanen
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Writing up field experiences as a central task of the ethnographic enterprise.
Writing Culture: The Poetics and Politics of Ethnography (A School of American Research Advanced Seminar)Writing Culture: The Poetics and Politics of Ethnography (A School of American Research Advanced Seminar)
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How do we construct culture in the process of ethnographic writing? An important book for any fieldworker.
Works and Lives: The Anthropologist as AuthorWorks and Lives: The Anthropologist as Author by Clifford Geertz
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Ethnography is writing both the facts and the experiences of having been there.
Reflections on Fieldwork in Morocco (Quantum Books)Reflections on Fieldwork in Morocco (Quantum Books) by Paul Rabinow
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Rabinow breaks ground by telling all -- one of my favorite fieldwork books.
Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) by Robert M. Emerson
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A guide to writing fieldnotes.
Systematic Data Collection (Qualitative Research Methods)Systematic Data Collection (Qualitative Research Methods) by Susan C. Weller
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Weller & Romney provide an excellent guide to structured interviewing. Very accessible data collection ideas.
The Ethnographic InterviewThe Ethnographic Interview by James P. Spradley
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A very nice approach to interviewing using the "developmental research sequence."
Quick Ethnography: A Guide to Rapid Multi-Method ResearchQuick Ethnography: A Guide to Rapid Multi-Method Research by W. Penn Handwerker
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Do you have only six weeks to do your study? This is the book for you.
Participant ObservationParticipant Observation by James P. Spradley
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A guide to participant observation and follow-up using various methods to discover cultural themes.
The Professional Stranger: An Informal Introduction to EthnographyThe Professional Stranger: An Informal Introduction to Ethnography by Michael H. Agar
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A contemporary methods book appropriate across the social sciences in a variety of settings.
A Diary in the Strict Sense of the TermA Diary in the Strict Sense of the Term by Bronislaw Malinowski
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Renowned ethnographer Malinowski's controversial personal diary -- with new introduction.
Observers Observed: Essays on Ethnographic Fieldwork (History of Anthropology)Observers Observed: Essays on Ethnographic Fieldwork (History of Anthropology)
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Constructing the Field: Ethnographic Fieldwork in the Contemporary World (European Association of Social Anthropologists)Constructing the Field: Ethnographic Fieldwork in the Contemporary World (European Association of Social Anthropologists) by Vered Amit
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Surviving Fieldwork: A Report of the Advisory Panel on Health and Safety in Fieldwork (Special Publication of the American Anthropological Association)Surviving Fieldwork: A Report of the Advisory Panel on Health and Safety in Fieldwork (Special Publication of the American Anthropological Association) by Nancy Howell
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What is the probability of falling ill or dying in the field? The most important book a fieldwork can read.
BEING THERE PB (Smithsonian Series in Ethnographic Inquiry)BEING THERE PB (Smithsonian Series in Ethnographic Inquiry) by BTADBURD D
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Children In The Field ClChildren In The Field Cl by Joan Cassell
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A series of articles about anthropologists taking children along with them to the field.
Women Writing CultureWomen Writing Culture
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The Yanomamo Interactive: The Ax Fight on CD-ROM (Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology Multimedia)The Yanomamo Interactive: The Ax Fight on CD-ROM (Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology Multimedia) by Peter Biella
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Film in which ethnographer reanalyzes a Yanomamo ax fight from three perspectives.
Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative ApproachesSocial Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches by H. Russell Bernard
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Ethnography: A Way of SeeingEthnography: A Way of Seeing by Harry F. Wolcott
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The Art of FieldworkThe Art of Fieldwork by Harry F. Wolcott
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Writing Up Qualitative Research (Qualitative Research Methods)Writing Up Qualitative Research (Qualitative Research Methods) by Harry F. Wolcott
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Handbook of Methods in Cultural AnthropologyHandbook of Methods in Cultural Anthropology by H. Russell Bernard
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The Vulnerable Observer: Anthropology That Breaks Your HeartThe Vulnerable Observer: Anthropology That Breaks Your Heart by Ruth Behar
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