books about: ethnography     books:     Ethnography      Subject To Change: Creating Great Products & Services for an Uncertain World: Adaptive Path on Design ... Peter Merholz, Todd Wilkens, ... O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008 Provides basics for designing products for web software and competitive advantage alike SUBJECT TO CHANGE: CREATING GREAT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR AN UNCERTAIN WORLD provides basics for designing products for web software and competitive advantage alike - but to limit it to computer collections would be a shame. It's the college-level or public library ...             Neoliberalism as Exception: Mutations in Citizenship and Sovereignty Aihwa Ong Duke University Press, 2006 Neoliberalism is commonly viewed as an economic doctrine that seeks to limit the scope of government. Some consider it a form of predatory capitalism with adverse effects on the Global South. In this groundbreaking work, Aihwa Ong offers an alternative view of neoliberalism as an extraordinarily malleable technology of governing that is taken up ...             Cop in the Hood: My Year Policing Baltimore's Eastern District Peter Moskos Princeton University Press, 2008 Great book from someone who's been there Even before watching The Wire, I was very interested in what actually goes on in tough inner city neighborhoods - particularly between cops, criminals, and regular citizens. Peter Moskos was on the street there as a cop, and the combination of hard headed practicality, ...             On Longing: Narratives of the Miniature, the Gigantic, the Souvenir, the Collection Susan Stewart Duke University Press, 1993 a great book for artists On Longing is sensitively written and a must read for anyone interested in art or literature especially artists and writers. I would recommend Italo Calvino's Six Memos for the Next Millenium to anyone who enjoyed On Longing.             Guests of the Sheik: An Ethnography of an Iraqi Village Elizabeth Warnock Fernea Anchor, 1995 Guests of the Sheik This is a great book. I bought it to replace a tattered copy a had bought at a book sale, and read it again. I enjoyed it just as much the second time. Ms. Fernea is a very sensitive author. Her other books are also excellent.             Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 Nathaniel Philbrick, 2003 Government Science! Read Carefully, Congress! A little crankish determination, a little sordid bickering, a heroic cruise on a sailing ship to the ends of the Earth, betrayal and exoneration - all elements of a great adventure book, written with verve and yet with careful scholarship. I'm amazed that so many other ...             Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets Sudhir Venkatesh Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 A great look into a side of America that most people never see. This is a narrative of Sudhir Venkatesh as he explores the community and economy of a crack gang. This is a very interesting book and I think it really helped me understand the world better. I would suggest this to anyone that will work with the public, any teachers, ...             African Friends and Money Matters: Observations from Africa (Publications in Ethnography, Vol. 37) David E. Maranz SIL International, 2001 Outstanding Book As a missionary in Africa, I have found this book to be one of the most detailed, insightful and practical books on interactions between Westerners and Africans on many levels- not just financial ones. It gives very specific examples on a variety of areas of tension ...             On Ethnography: Approaches to Language and Literacy Research (Language and Literacy Series (Teachers College ... Shirley Brice Heath and Brian V. Street with Molly Mills Teachers College Press, 2008 The authors weave together narratives of practice and theory that draw on their own field work and that of a novice ethnographer. Their stories take us outside the usual progression of how-to-do-ethnography that moves from research question to data collection and analysis to publication. Readers learn of the motivations and mishaps behind the ...             Friction: An Ethnography of Global Connection Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing Princeton University Press, 2004 Beautiful, eye-opening, public-minded anthropology I was surprised to see no review of this book, so I had to write one. It has many interesting facets, but at its core is a vivid and sometimes heart-breaking portrayal of the true face of "globalization" - not the shining abstraction of Thomas Friedman's dreams but a ...             Fear of Small Numbers: An Essay on the Geography of Anger (Public Planet) Arjun Appadurai Duke University Press, 2006 Terror and the fear of 'difference' Appadurai draws on his former work on globalization in Modernity at Large, to propose a set of exciting and innovatively original reflections on the agendas set by post-September 11. The way terrorism is a sequel to former globalizing tendencies, and has been used in ...             Nest in the Wind: Adventures in Anthropology on a Tropical Island, Second Edition Martha C. Ward Waveland Press, 2004 Personal touch This book is an ethnography of the people of Pohnpei. The author accompanied her husband to Pohnpei during the 1970s and they lived there together for several years. In the 1940s, army doctors had noted that the people of Pohnpei all had quite low blood pressure. ...             Hip-Hop Japan: Rap and the Paths of Cultural Globalization Ian Condry Duke University Press, 2006 In this lively ethnography Ian Condry interprets Japan?s vibrant hip-hop scene, explaining how a music and culture that originated halfway around the world is appropriated and remade in Tokyo clubs and recording studios. Illuminating different aspects of Japanese hip-hop, Condry chronicles how self-described ?yellow B-Boys? express their devotion ...             High Stakes: Florida Seminole Gaming and Sovereignty Jessica R. Cattelino Duke University Press, 2008 In 1979, Florida Seminoles opened the first tribally operated high-stakes bingo hall in North America. At the time, their annual budget stood at less than $2 million. By 2006, net income from gaming had surpassed $600 million. This dramatic shift from poverty to relative economic security has created tangible benefits for tribal citizens, ...             The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea (Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology) Annette B. Weiner Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1988 This re-examination of the Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea, the people described in Malinowski?s classic ethnographic work of the early 20th century, provides a balanced view of the society from a male and female perspective, including coverage of new discoveries about the importance of woman?s work and wealth in the society.          products you might be interested in search for books anthropology, globalization, neoliberalism, observations, publications, trobrianders      toavi.com    web we recommend Government Science! Read Carefully, Congress! randomly chosen VHS: Lisa