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Anthropology / History of Anthropology

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Observers Observed Essays on Ethnographic Fieldwork Edited by George W. Stocking, Jr. History of Anthropology series, volume 1 "This first volume focuses on ethnographic fieldwork, a keystone of cultural anthropology that is at once a unique means of collecting data (participant observation is often spoken of as an 'anthropological' method) and a crucial rite of passage that transforms novices into professionals. . . . The collection as a whole is of high quality, presenting valuable information and provocative analyses. For an anthropologist, the essays by historians offer fresh perspectives that differentiate this book from others on fieldwork. If this volume is a augury of things to come, HOA [History of Anthropology] promises to be a significant contribution to anthropological and historical literature."—American Scientist History of Anthropology is a series of annual volumes, each of which treats an important theme in the history of anthropological inquiry. For this initial volume, the editors have chosen to focus on the modern cultural anthropology: intensive fieldwork by "participant observation." Observers Observed includes essays by a distinguished group of historians and anthropologists covering major episodes in the history of ethnographic fieldwork in the American, British, and French traditions since 1880. As the first work to investigate the development of modern fieldwork in a serious historical way, this collection will be of great interest and value to anthropologist, historians of science and the social sciences, and the general readers interested in the way in which modern anthropologists have perceived and described the cultures of "others." Included in this volume are the contributions of Homer G. Barnett, University of Oregon; James Clifford, University of California, Santa Cruz; Douglas Cole, Simon Frazer University; Richard Handler, Lake Forest College; Curtis Hinsley, Colgate University; Joan Larcom, Mount Holyoke College; Paul Rabinow, University of California, Berkeley; and the editor. TABLE OF CONTENTS: History of Anthropology: Whence/Whither "The Value of a Person Lies in His Herzensbildung": Franz Boas' Baffin Island Letter-Diary, 1883–1884 Douglas Cole Ethnographic Charisma and Scientific Routine: Cushing and Fewkes in the American Southwest, 1879–1893 Curtis Hinsley The Ethnographer's Magic: Fieldwork in British Anthropology from Tylor to Malinowski George W. Stocking, Jr. Power and Dialogue in Ethnography: Marcel Griaule's Initiation James Clifford Learning about Culture: Reconstruction, Participation, Administration, 1934–1954 Homer G. Barnett Following Deacon: The Problem of Ethnographic Reanalysis, 1926–1981 Joan Larcom "Facts Are a Word of God": An Essay Review Paul Rabinow Miscellaneous Studies The Dainty and the Hungry Man: Literature and Anthropology in the Work of Edward Sapir Richard Handler Information for Contributors Index George W. Stocking, Jr., is the Stein-Freiler Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology and the Committee on the Conceptual Foundations of Science at the University of Chicago. He is the author of many books, including Victorian Anthropology; After Tylor: British Social Anthropology, 1888–1951; and The Ethnographer's Magic, and was the founder and long-time editor of the History of Anthropology series published by the University of Wisconsin Press. He has been awarded the Huxley Medal of the Royal Anthropological Institute and the Franz Boas Award for Exemplary Service by the American Anthropological Association. His most recent book with the University of Wisconsin Press is Delimiting Anthropology: Occasional Inquiries and Reflections. Other volumes in the History of Anthropology series Volume 1, Observers Observed: Essays on Ethnographic Fieldwork Volume 2, Functionalism Historicized: Essays on British Social Anthropology Volume 3, Objects and Others: Essays on Museums and Material Culture Volume 4, Malinowski, Rivers, Benedict and Others: Essays on Culture and Personality Volume 5, Bones, Bodies, Behavior: Essays on Biological Anthropology Volume 6, Romantic Motives: Essays on Anthropological Sensibility Volume 7, Colonial Situations: Essays on the Contextualization of Ethnographic Knowledge Volume 8, Volksgeist as Method and Ethic: Essays on Boasian Ethnography and the German Anthropological Tradition Volume 9, Excluded Ancestors, Inventible Traditions: Essays Toward a More Inclusive History of Anthropology Edited by Richard Handler Volume 10, Significant Others: Interpersonal and Professional Commitments in Anthropology Edited by Richard Handler

January 1983 LC: 83-47771 GN 256 pp. 12 illus., maps ISBN 0-299-09454-5 Paper $24.95 x SHOPPING CART OPERATIONS For MasterCard/Visa holders, accumulate titles in the Shopping Cart and submit your order electronically. Never ordered from us before? Read this first.

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