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Alan R. Sandstrom

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The Long And The Short Of Ethnographic Research Among The Nahua Of Northern Veracruz, Mexico, Alan Sandstrom, Pamela Sandstrom Mar 2013

The Long And The Short Of Ethnographic Research Among The Nahua Of Northern Veracruz, Mexico, Alan Sandstrom, Pamela Sandstrom

Alan R. Sandstrom

Long-term ethnographic fieldwork in Mexico provides the basis for a critical evaluation of commitment to a single research site over decades. We discuss positive and negative features of this strategy as well as its effect on understanding of basic anthropological concepts.