Epistemology, fieldwork, and anthropology /
"Epistemology, Fieldwork, and Anthropology explores the space between epistemology and methodology, offering a systematic examination of the empirical foundations of interpretations in anthropology. Olivier de Sardan investigates the complex links between the observed reality, data production,...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction: Empirical Adequacy, Theory, Anthropology
- 2. The Policy of Fieldwork. Data Production in Anthropology And Qualitative Approaches
- 3. Emic and the Actors' Point Of View
- 4. From Observation To Description
- 5. The Methodological 'I': Implication and Explicitation in Fieldwork
- 6. Methodological Populism and Ideological Populism in Anthropology
- 7. The Violence Done To Data: On A Few Figures of Over-Interpretation
- 8. Common Sense and Scholarly Sense. Conclusion
- Postface: Researcher And Citizen: Science And Ideology.
