brilliant book. not a novel that i could flick through. in fact i had to read some of it several times but my impression was the information contained was well researched and the arguments well thought out. i didn't agree with all arguments but this says a lot about the authors. they taught me enough to shape my own views and give intellectual space to metaphorically argue with their conclusions. for an academic writing i couldn't ask for more.
A very nice overview of what ethnography is and what problems an ethnographer is faced with before, during, and after research. Though to my taste the authors are sometimes too positivist and seem to always know what's the best way to do things, their account of how to do a good ethnography is nevertheless very informative, helpful, and thorough. I would definitely recommend this book to social scientists looking for a good introduction to ethnography as a method and as a mode of thinking.
Buku ini memberi pencerahan di tengah antropologi yang semakin terbawa dalam pusaran postmodern. Subyektifitas dan refleksifitas menjadi tema sentral. Buku ini membantu membentukan kembali wujud identitas antropologi yang bertumpu pada pengetahuan etnografi.