Fieldwork under fire : contemporary studies of violence and survival

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Anthroplogy and Ethnography of Violence and Sociopolitical Conflict

With Genet in the Palestinian Field

The Beginning of the End

Witnessing the 1989 Chinese People's Movement

The Politics of Truth and Emotion among Victims and Perpetrators of Violence

Living in a State of Fear

War on the Front Lines

Ethnography of the Ethnographer

The Croatian War Experience

The Anthropologist as Terrorist

Fieldwork Under Fire is a collection of essays written by anthropologists who have experienced the unpredictability and trauma of political violence firsthand. These essays combine theoretical, ethnographic, and methodological points of view to illuminate the processes and solutions that characterize life in dangerous places. [from publisher's advertisement]. "Fieldwork Under Fire is a path-breaking collection of essays that explores the dynamics of sociological violence from within. Written by anthropologists who have been in the midst of violent conflict, these essays combine theoretical, ethnographic, and methodological points of view to illuminate the processes and solutions that characterize life in dangerous places. They describe the first, often harrowing, experience of violence, the personal and professional problems that arise as troubles escalate; and the often surprising creative strategies people use to survive the traumatic and the unpredictable."