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040			_aKenya National Library Service
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100			_aMaanen, John Van _eAuthor
245			_aTales of the Field : _bon writing ethnography / _cJohn Van Maanen.
250			_aSecond edition.
300			_axx, 216 pages ; _c22 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aFor more than twenty years, John Van Maanen’s Tales of the Field has been a definitive reference and guide for students, scholars, and practitioners of ethnography and beyond. Originally published in 1988, it was the one of the first works to detail and critically analyze the various styles and narrative conventions associated with written representations of culture. This is a book about the deskwork of fieldwork and the various ways culture is put forth in print. The core of the work is an extended discussion and illustration of three forms or genres of cultural representation—realist tales, confessional tales, and impressionist tales. The novel issues raised in Tales concern authorial voice, style, truth, objectivity, and point-of-view. Over the years, the work has both reflected and shaped changes in the field of ethnography. In this second edition, Van Maanen’s substantial new Epilogue charts and illuminates changes in the field since the book’s first publication. Refreshingly humorous and accessible, Tales of the Field remains an invaluable introduction to novices learning the trade of fieldwork and a cornerstone of reference for veteran ethnographers.
650			_aEthnology.
650			_aAnthropology.
650			_aCulture and institutions.
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