The book has a dual purpose: to portray the intimate, day-to-day lives of people living in a remote part of Japan, and to describe how one anthropologist tries – and eventually fails – to "become at one" with his informants. Throughout, the book questions the premises of participant observation, which has become a mainstay of modern anthropology.
The book has a dual purpose: to portray the intimate, day-to-day lives of people living in a remote part of Japan, and to describe how one anthropologist tries – and eventually fails – to "become at one" with his informants. Throughout, the book questions the premises of participant observation, which has become a mainstay of modern anthropology.
Okubo Diary (Routledge Revivals): Portrait of a Japanese Valley
276Okubo Diary (Routledge Revivals): Portrait of a Japanese Valley
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ISBN-13: | 9780415590051 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 11/29/2011 |
Series: | Routledge Revivals |
Pages: | 276 |
Product dimensions: | 5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d) |