BEING THERE The Necessity of Fieldwork [Paperback]

Daniel Bradburd (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 190 pages
• Publisher: Smithsonian (February 17, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560987537
• ISBN-13: 978-1560987536
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,694,156 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bradburd takes you "there" and it's worth the trip., December 1, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: BEING THERE The Necessity of Fieldwork (Paperback)

As a friend, fellow ethnographer, and reviewer of other writings by Bradburd, I am very pleased to see this book in paperback (i.e., classroom usable) form and happily recommend it to others. It is highly readable, personally engaging, and very informative about people, settings, and ways of life that are not generally accessible to cultural outsiders -- even other Iranians. That Bradburd is able to help a reader gain an appreciation and understanding of the complexities of Komachi life is a credit to his skill as a writer -- both most of all as a researcher. Well done!

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very pleasant read, July 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: BEING THERE The Necessity of Fieldwork (Paperback)

As the author's daughter this is a biased review, but I do like the book and think it would be helpful to anyone starting fieldwork and interesting to anyone else.

0 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Similarities of Being There, September 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: BEING THERE The Necessity of Fieldwork (Paperback)

As a student coming from a merely conservative culture, I can relate with the Bradburds' expriences. I find the Komachies and the Malays(dominant ethnicity of Malaysia) having similar culture and tradition because of the religion; Islam. The wedding trays are very alike and men are considered to have more power than women. However, my mom wears the pants in my family ;-). I came directly from Malaysia to upstate Potsdam NY. It 's such a culture shock and quite an interesting experience. I understand the feeling of being FAR away from home....and let me tell you, it ain't easy!