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Manchester University Press The Anthropology of Power, Agency, and Morality:
Book SynopsisThe works of F. G. Bailey (1924–2020) provide a seminal template for good ethnography. Central to this is Bailey’s ability to conceptually connect the well-described micro-contexts of individual interactions to the macro-context of culture. Bailey’s core concerns – the tension between individual and collective interests, the will to power, and the dialectics of social forces which foster both collective solidarity as well as divisiveness and discontent – are themes of universal interest; the beauty of his work lies in his analyses of how these play out in local arenas between real people. His models provide nuanced, yet explicit road maps to analysing the different leadership styles of everyday people and contemporary leaders. This volume seeks to inspire new generations of anthropologists to revisit Bailey’s seminal texts, to help them navigate their way through the ethnographic thicket of their own research.Table of ContentsPreface – Edward SimpsonIntroduction, or: ‘Yes that’s it!’ – Victor de Munck and Elisa J SoboPart I: Contributions to the discipline1 F. G. Bailey’s political anthropology and its malcontents – Felix Girke2 Morality, truth and power in F. G. Bailey’s ethnography of politics – Gitika De3 Politics as theatrical performance and backstage pragmatism: work and legacy of F. G. Bailey – Stanley R. BarrettPart II: Professional mentoring4 Leadership influence: an aperture on ‘character’ – Christopher Griffin5 A personal memory of F. G. Bailey – Gavin Smith6 Mancunian realism and Melanesian anthropology – David LipsetPart III: Individuals in situations7 Negotiating the gap between the ‘ought’ and the ‘is’: older Americans’ strategies – Yohko Tsuji8 Conundrums of caste, history, and truth: Hindu Nadar identities in urban South India – Sara Dickey9 The moral guises of injustice: from Bisipara to Aotearoa – Erica PrussingPart IV: Rules and roles of conflict10 The social construction of the Washington Consensus on international trade policy – Robert H. Wade11 ‘Rules are Weapons’: Can F. G. Bailey’s toolbox aid our understanding of irrigation bureaucracies? – Namika Raby12 Politics and administration in the narrow neck of the hourglass: an account of normative and pragmatic rules in Norwegian local politics – Christian Lo13 ‘Tertius Gaudens aut Tertium Numen? Third-party Roles in Conflict and Conflict Resolution’ – Kevin AvruchPart V: Social change14 Tribe and nation in the Balkans: Bailey’s Concepts of agency, expediency, morality and change in the former Yugoslavia – Mary Kay Gilliland15 Old boys or a new middle class?: Defining leadership through bridge-actions in a Fijian Pentecostal church – Karen J. Brison16 ‘The Need for Enemies’: modernity and malevolence in Tribal India – Andrew Willford
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Rlpg/Galleys Research Design and Methods for Studying Cultures
Book SynopsisThis is a practical guidebook for conducting field research on cultural issues. The first third of the book describes how one constructs a research design. The rest of the book describes different methods that the author used during his own NSF sponsored cross-cultural research on romantic love in Russia, Lithuania, and the U.S. The methods described are: freelists, pile or Q sorts questionnaires, consensus analysis, interviews, process analysis, and participant observation. Participant observation is intentionally left to the end, to emphasize that it is the most difficult of all methods and also to show that participant observations is a more powerful tool when preceded by more structured and systematic methods of data collection. The strengths and weaknesses of these methods are discussed as are the ''pitfalls'' that occur when a research design is implemented in the field. The book is useful for anyone who is preparing to conduct fieldwork on socio- cultural issues.Trade ReviewProfessor de Munck is one of the brightest and most creative researchers and teachers in today's anthropology. Research Design and Methods for Studying Cultures brings a fresh and human perspective to the problem of designing anthropological field projects that are at once sensitively human and rigorously empirical. Students embarking on anthropological research will find this a stimulating and informative source and guide. -- David Kronenfeld, University of CaliforniaDe Munck makes a clear and compelling argument against the factorial framework and for an integrated, holistic approach. He demonstrates, with straightforward writing and plenty of concrete examples, a pragmatic model for research design that takes into account the contingent nature of fieldwork and the unruly character of culture. Better yet, he goes well beyond describing this model: he shows the reader how to apply it. -- E. J. Sobo, San Diego State UniversityResearch Design and Methods for Studying Cultures takes an integrated approach that stresses the relationship between research design and methods and illustrates clearly how methods build upon one another in the process of pursuing research questions. De Munck allows novice researchers to understand that cultural anthropology fieldwork is a complicated and messy endeavor, and he does this in an accessible and entertaining way. -- James D. Armstrong, SUNY PlattsburghDe Munck takes a holistic view of cultural anthropology research and colors technical descriptions with insights and interesting examples gained from his own field research in Lithuania, Russia, and the United States. . . . Helpful, basic information on literature searching, grant writing, methodology, and ethics is included. . . . Thorough, yet not exhuastive, this practical guide to ethnology research design and methods would be especially useful to graduate students planning their first fieldwork experience. . . . Recommended. * CHOICE, December 2009 *This is one of the most readable treatments of quantitative approaches to field research that I have encountered. The author begins by directing the reader's attention to an exceedingly important and fundamental issue: good research must be preceded by clear thinking and an equally clear question. The writing style is excellent and the author engages the reader with references to his own research. The result is a book that fills an important gap between highly technical treatments of quantitative research methods and comparatively loose presentations on fieldwork and participant observation. -- Douglas Raybeck, Hamilton CollegeTable of ContentsChapter 1 Section 1: Research Design Chapter 2 Chapter 1: What do you want to Study? Chapter 3 Chapter 2: Research Design Chapter 4 Section 2: Methods Chapter 5 Chapter 3: Freelisting Chapter 6 Chapter 4: Pile sorting Chapter 7 Chapter 5: Designing questionnaires Chapter 8 Chapter 6: Consensus Analysis Chapter 9 Chapter 7: Long Interviews Chapter 10 Chapter 8: Process Methods Chapter 11 Chapter 9: Participant Observation Chapter 12 Chapter 10: Conclusion
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AltaMira Press Research Design and Methods for Studying Cultures
Book SynopsisThis is a practical guidebook for conducting field research on cultural issues. The first third of the book describes how one constructs a research design. The rest of the book describes different methods that the author used during his own NSF sponsored cross-cultural research on romantic love in Russia, Lithuania, and the U.S. The methods described are: freelists, pile or Q sorts questionnaires, consensus analysis, interviews, process analysis, and participant observation. Participant observation is intentionally left to the end, to emphasize that it is the most difficult of all methods and also to show that participant observations is a more powerful tool when preceded by more structured and systematic methods of data collection. The strengths and weaknesses of these methods are discussed as are the ''pitfalls'' that occur when a research design is implemented in the field. The book is useful for anyone who is preparing to conduct fieldwork on socio- cultural issues.Trade ReviewProfessor de Munck is one of the brightest and most creative researchers and teachers in today's anthropology. Research Design and Methods for Studying Cultures brings a fresh and human perspective to the problem of designing anthropological field projects that are at once sensitively human and rigorously empirical. Students embarking on anthropological research will find this a stimulating and informative source and guide. -- David Kronenfeld, University of CaliforniaDe Munck makes a clear and compelling argument against the factorial framework and for an integrated, holistic approach. He demonstrates, with straightforward writing and plenty of concrete examples, a pragmatic model for research design that takes into account the contingent nature of fieldwork and the unruly character of culture. Better yet, he goes well beyond describing this model: he shows the reader how to apply it. -- E. J. Sobo, San Diego State UniversityResearch Design and Methods for Studying Cultures takes an integrated approach that stresses the relationship between research design and methods and illustrates clearly how methods build upon one another in the process of pursuing research questions. De Munck allows novice researchers to understand that cultural anthropology fieldwork is a complicated and messy endeavor, and he does this in an accessible and entertaining way. -- James D. Armstrong, SUNY PlattsburghDe Munck takes a holistic view of cultural anthropology research and colors technical descriptions with insights and interesting examples gained from his own field research in Lithuania, Russia, and the United States. . . . Helpful, basic information on literature searching, grant writing, methodology, and ethics is included. . . . Thorough, yet not exhuastive, this practical guide to ethnology research design and methods would be especially useful to graduate students planning their first fieldwork experience. . . . Recommended. * CHOICE, December 2009 *This is one of the most readable treatments of quantitative approaches to field research that I have encountered. The author begins by directing the reader's attention to an exceedingly important and fundamental issue: good research must be preceded by clear thinking and an equally clear question. The writing style is excellent and the author engages the reader with references to his own research. The result is a book that fills an important gap between highly technical treatments of quantitative research methods and comparatively loose presentations on fieldwork and participant observation. -- Douglas Raybeck, Hamilton CollegeTable of ContentsChapter 1 Section 1: Research Design Chapter 2 Chapter 1: What do you want to Study? Chapter 3 Chapter 2: Research Design Chapter 4 Section 2: Methods Chapter 5 Chapter 3: Freelisting Chapter 6 Chapter 4: Pile sorting Chapter 7 Chapter 5: Designing questionnaires Chapter 8 Chapter 6: Consensus Analysis Chapter 9 Chapter 7: Long Interviews Chapter 10 Chapter 8: Process Methods Chapter 11 Chapter 9: Participant Observation Chapter 12 Chapter 10: Conclusion
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