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The first integrated study of settlement archaeology and Buddhist history provides an archaeological basis for assessing theories regarding the dialectical relationship between Buddhism and surrounding lay populations.

This focused collection of original papers addresses the global dynamics of qualitative inquiry, focusing on the changing landscape of social media, human rights, the Global South, and decolonizing methodologies.

A compelling description of lived experience in an extended health care facility and the social, policy, and interpersonal issues raised there, authored by one of the leading literary writers in sociology.

Bitgood, a leading visitor researcher, offers an important new model of visitor attention and shows how museum practitioners can apply it to create more effective museum environments that capture and sustain visitor attention.

Ideal for applied researchers, students, training programs, and technical assistance projects in any field, this comprehensive guide to applied ethnography distills the expertise of the distinguished anthropologist and methodologist Pertti Pelto over his acclaimed 50-year career.

This volume identifies relevant ethical principles that can guide novice researchers through the research process with the necessary wisdom and insight to shape a project in sound, meaningful, and thoughtful ways.

Patricia Leavy, herself both a highly published qualitative researcher and a novelist, explores the overlaps and intersections between these two ways of understanding and describing human experience, including a methodological introduction and five stories showing these methods in action.

Kevin is a sometimes-violent teenager with severe emotional disturbance in a family environment of poverty and stress.

Norman Denzin uses a series of performance pieces with historical, contemporary, and fictitious characters to provide a cultural critique of how a version of Indians, one that existed only in the western imagination, was commodified and sold to a global audience.

Gubrium and Harper provide instruction in visual and digital methodologies and show how they can contribute to building a participatory, public-engaged ethnography.

Using data from archaeological excavations, patent filings, and marketing catalogs the book provides a broad view of the introduction, spread, and use of mass-produced coffin hardware in North America.

Authors examine the life-ways and beliefs of the indigenous peoples of northern Eurasia; chapters contribute ethnographic, ethnohistoric and archaeological case-studies stretching from Fennoscandia, through Siberia, and into Chukotka and the Russian Far East.

A concise and helpful guide through the a qualitative doctorate program, from selecting a research topic through completing and publishing a dissertation.

The contributions in this volume document, both in past social contexts and recent ones, the need to understand branded commodities as part of a broader continuum with techniques of gift-giving, ritual, and sacrifice.

Using the example of China's new Wutai Shan National Park, Robert Shepherd explores the quirky intersections between heritage preservation, religion, and the demands of tourism.

This book presents and analyses the results of the use and adaptation of ancient Egyptian architecture in modern times.

Examining interpretive materials, exhibits, and films at major US historic sites where controversy has erupted over historical interpretation, Exhibiting Patriotism shows how historical narratives change over time, shaped by the dynamic relationship between these museums, their visitors, and the public.

This book explores the nuances of the field of "bioarchaeology," emphasizing the reconstruction of human histories through anthropological problem solving and the integration of archaeological data.

Suitable for those considering a career in museums, this book outlines the nature of the profession, the types of museums, and the types of jobs within museums, including salary ranges. It tells the reader the kinds of training needed, how to secure a job, and how to move up the ladder once you are working in the field.

A practical guide to applying interpretive qualitative methods to pressing health services delivery problems. It guides the reader through specific methods such as focus groups, rapid assessment, and interviewing. It considers the social relationships and power dynamics that influence field entry, data ownership, and research deliverables.

This path-breaking, comparative volume explores cultures of energy, the underlying but under-appreciated dimensions of both crisis and innovation in resource use around the globe.

The long awaited third edition of this well-known textbook continues to be the go-to text and reference for anyone interested in Southwest archaeology, including the latest in current research, debates, and topical syntheses as well as increased coverage of Paleoindian and Archaic periods and the Casas Grandes phenomenon.

Contributors to this volume-from anthropology, archaeology, environmental studies, geology, and biology-show that human societies have been incredibly resilient and adaptive from the impacts of volcanic eruptions over human history and prehistory.

The life stories included here present the journeys of over 30 indigenous researchers from six continents and many disciplines, including the challenges and oppression they have faced, their strategies for overcoming them, and how their work has produced more meaningful research and a more just society.

Qualitative researchers are increasingly being called upon to become human rights advocates, to help individuals and communities honor the sanctity of life, and to promote the core values of privacy, justice, freedom, peace, and human dignity. This title shows the various dimensions of the human rights work being done by the scholars.

Marshalling new scientific evidence on the musculoskeletal system, this book provides an accessible guide to training that balances athletic performance and bone health over the life span, with information essential for exercise physiologists, endurance athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and coaches.

This volume presents a sophisticated set of archival, forensic, and excavation methods to identify both individuals and group affiliations-cultural, religious, and organizational-in a multiethnic historical cemetery.