Anthropologists inside organisations : South Asian case studies / edited by Devi Sridhar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sridhar, Devi Lalita.

Series:

Response Books

South Asian case studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational sociology--Case studies.

Organizational sociology.

Business anthropology--South Asia--Case studies.

Business anthropology.

Organizational behavior--South Asia--Case studies.

Organizational behavior.

Associations, institutions, etc--South Asia--Case studies.

Associations, institutions, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 170 p.).

Place of Publication:

Delhi ; London : SAGE, 2008.

Summary:

In the past ten years there has been a shift in the field of anthropology towards working with and studying organisations. This book addresses this need by bringing together seven diverse case studies based in/on South Asian countries.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Anthropologists Working with and in Organisations; Researching Faith Based Organisations in India; Qualitative Research on Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS with Mumbai Sex Workers; Inside Case Study Methodology: Conceptions of STIs and Health-seeking Behaviour among Street-based Sex Workers in Chittagong, Bangladesh; Towards an Understanding of the Field within the Field: Researching Female Infanticide by Researching NGOs in Tamil Nadu; Studying World Bank Nutrition Politics and Policy in Tamil Nadu

From Schools to Secretariats: Crossing Organisational Boundaries in Fieldwork in Uttar PradeshEthnographic Research in a Muslim School; Reflections on Organisational Anthropology; Consolidated Bibliography; About the Editor and Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786611963989

9789352801640

9352801644

9788132112426

8132112423

9781281963987

1281963984

9788132100591

813210059X

OCLC:

476230597