The Interloper: Lessons from Resistance in the Field

by Michel Anteby

Book Overview

A practical and theoretical guide for field researchers struggling with access

Resistance is the bane of all field researchers, who are often viewed as interlopers when they enter a community and start asking questions. People obstruct investigations and hide evidence. They shelve complaints, silence dissent, and even forget their own past and deny having done so. How can we learn about a community when its members resist so strongly?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691255377
• ISBN13: 9780691255378
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"