Ethnography at the Edge

by Mark S. Hamm and Jeff Ferrell

Book Overview

The candid, first-person accounts of their experiences, especially in illegal, immoral, and dangerous situations, reveal the horrors, perils, and joys of ethnographic research. The methodological, theoretical, and political implications of field work are also thoroughly discussed. Describing their deep involvement with such diverse groups as skinheads, phone sex workers, drug dealers, graffiti artists, and the homeless, many of the authors confess...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155553340X
• ISBN13: 9781555533403
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Northeastern University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher