1st Edition

Inside Organizations Anthropologists at Work

Edited By David Gellner, Eric Hirsch Copyright 2001
284 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

Most of us work in or for one, but there are surprisingly few sustained analyses of the problems and peculiarities of organizations. Anthropologists are increasingly turning their attention to the study of western organizations, and this timely collection addresses the pleasures and pitfalls of ethnographic research undertaken across a range of organizational contexts. From museums to... Read more

Introduction: Ethnography of Organizations and Organizations of Ethnography Part 1: Business Part II: Science Part III: Family, Health, and Welfare Part IV Development and Politics Part V: An Ethical Case Study.

Biography

David N. Gellner is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford Eric Hirsch Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology, Brunel University