Practical, realistic, and based on firsthand experiences, this sorely needed resource addresses theoretical concerns at the same time that it reflects the important fact that the context within which fieldwork is conducted is absolutely integral to the research process.
Stephen Devereux is a research associate with the Food Studies Group, Oxford University. John Hoddinott is a research officer at the Centre for the Study of African Economics and also college research lecturer in economics at Trinity College, Oxford.
North America only." There is much relevance here for anthropologists, particularly for student anthropologists about to embark on ethnographic field research in a developing’ country."—Reviews in Anthropology
"The scope . . . is encyclopedic, the writing is beautifully clear, and the avoidance of jargon makes the topics addressed readily understandable. . . . This well-presented and integrated collection of articles offers the novice fieldworker a rich bagful of experience."—The Journal of Asian Studies
"Goes far beyond the reiteration of age-old maxims."—Janet Roitman
