This is a paperback of a 1979 hardback which broke new ground in social investigation. There have, since, been other books on the experience of fieldwork, but this remains a much cited work. The eighteen essays in the volume describe the experiences of field research mainly in rural and urban India, and in complex organizations such as a hospital, a factory and a trade union. There are also accounts of work in Japan, Sri Lanka and New Mexico. This is an informative and helpful guide to those about to embark on their own field research.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR A.M. Shah
A.M. Shah (b. 1931), a student and later a colleague of M.N. Srinivas at the universities of Baroda and Delhi, is well known for his studies on the family, caste, village community, and historical sociology. He has held visiting fellowships at a variety of universities and institutes within India and abroad.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR E.A. Ramaswamy
E.A. Ramaswamy is Visiting Professor, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague. He has also taught at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, and at the Delhi School of Economics.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR M.N. Srinivas
M. N. Srinivas (1916-99), one of India's most distinguished sociologists, was the J.R.D. Tata Visiting Professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, Fellow of the British Academy, and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute, London. Professor Srinivas's works include The Remembered Village (OUP, 1988), Village, Caste, Gender and Method (OUP, 1997) and Indian Society through Personal Writings (OUP, 1998).
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