INDEX

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. FIGURES AND TABLES ix
4. PREFACE xi
5. 1 WELCOME TO THE GUILD 1
6. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION #1 How much language training am I supposed to have? 23
7. 2 HOW TO PREPARE TO LEAVE YOUR HOME INSTITUTION 30
8. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION #2 What should I bring? 64
9. 3 HOW TO THINK ABOUT SELF- PRESENTATION ONCE YOU ARRIVE 70
10. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION #3 I feel overwhelmed. Going to the field has made me aware of my racial/class privilege in a way that is less abstract than before. I want to do more than watch people suffer, then go home and write about them. Shouldn’t I try to help? 96
11. 4 HOW TO THINK ABOUT SOLO DATA COLLECTION 98
12. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION #4 What do I do if I discover that things I told my advisors in writing, in my prospectus, or in my preanalysis plan were completely wrong? How do I know when I am supposed to start over? How long do I pursue a failing project? 131
13. 5 HOW TO THINK LIKE A MANAGER 135
14. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION #5 I did not expect this, but I have developed a . . . complicated . . . personal relationship with someone I work with in the field. What do I do? 163
15. 6 HOW TO WEIGH RISKS IN DIFFICULT SETTINGS 166
16. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION #6 What do I do if I am detained at a border or checkpoint? 184
17. 7 HOW TO COME HOME 186
18. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 205
19. APPENDIX I HOW TO RETELL THE STORY OF YOUR JOURNEY TO THE FIELD 209
20. APPENDIX II ADDITIONAL READING 211
21. NOTES 215
22. BIBLIOGRAPHY 229
23. INDEX 239