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Fieldwork Under Fire: Contemporary Studies of Violence and Culture
Carolyn Nordstrom (Ed.)
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Description for Fieldwork Under Fire: Contemporary Studies of Violence and Culture
Paperback. This collection of essays is written by anthropologists who have experienced the unpredictability and trauma of political violence firsthand. The book uses theoretical, ethnographic and methodological points of view to illuminate the processes and solutions characterizing life in dangerous places. Editor(s): Nordstrom, Carolyn; Robben, Antonius C. G. M. Num Pages: 310 pages, 13 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHM; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496. Contemporary Studies of Violence and Culture. 310 pages, 13 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Nordstrom, Carolyn; Robben, Antonius C. G. M. This collection of essays is written by anthropologists who have experienced the unpredictability and trauma of political violence firsthand. The book uses theoretical, ethnographic and methodological points of view to illuminate the processes and solutions characterizing life in dangerous places. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHM; JPWL. Dimension: 229 x 167 x 19. Weight: 496.
Fieldwork Under Fire is a path-breaking collection of essays written by anthropologists who have experienced the unpredictability and trauma of political violence firsthand. These essays combine theoretical, ethnographic, and methodological points of view to illuminate the processes and solutions that characterize life in dangerous places. They describe the first, often harrowing, experience of violence, the personal and professional problems that arise as troubles escalate, and the often surprising creative strategies people use to survive. In "writing violence," the authors give voice to all those affected by the conditions of violence: perpetrators as well as victims, civilians and specialists, black marketeers ... Read more
Fieldwork Under Fire is a path-breaking collection of essays written by anthropologists who have experienced the unpredictability and trauma of political violence firsthand. These essays combine theoretical, ethnographic, and methodological points of view to illuminate the processes and solutions that characterize life in dangerous places. They describe the first, often harrowing, experience of violence, the personal and professional problems that arise as troubles escalate, and the often surprising creative strategies people use to survive. In "writing violence," the authors give voice to all those affected by the conditions of violence: perpetrators as well as victims, civilians and specialists, black marketeers ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
310
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
Weight
496g
Number of Pages
310
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520089945
SKU
V9780520089945
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About Carolyn Nordstrom (Ed.)
Carolyn Nordstrom, Visiting Scholar in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, is the editor of The Paths to Domination, Resistance, and Terror (California, 1992). Antonius C.G.M. Robben, Professor of Anthropology at Utrecht University, is the author of Sons of the Sea Goddess: Economic Practice and Discursive Conflict in Brazil (1989).
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