Representation in Ethnography

by John Van Maanen

Book Overview

For the past decade the function of the ethnographer′s work has been challenged. Ethnographic texts are now deconstructed for their origins, their biases and their literary devices, and the boundaries of the genre have been expanded through experiments in presentation.

This volume explores many of the dimensions of the representational challenge to contemporary ethnography. The contributors, well-known scholars in their field, cover...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803971621
• ISBN13: 9780803971622
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"