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`I wish the <b>Handbook of Ethnography</b> had been available to me as a fledgling ethnographer. I would recommend it for any graduate student who contemplates a career in the field. Likewise for experienced ethnographers who would like the equivalent of a world atlas to help pinpoint their own locations in the field, the <b>Handbook of Ethnography</b> is it' - <b><i>Journal of Contemporary Ethnography</p> <p></b></i></p> <p>`This wonderful <b>Handbook</b> establishes the central, and complex place ethnography now occupies in the human disciplines. All future work will begin here' - <b><i>Norman K Denzin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign</p> <p></b></i></p> <p>`A marvellous achievement! The <b>Handbook</b> has all the marks of a winner - compelling writing, comprehensive coverage and very useful discussions. This is a real benchmark for ethnography. It will set the background for debate and point to new directions for years to come. My graduate students will love it' - <b><i>Jaber F Gubrium, University of Florida, Gainesville</p> <p></b></i></p> <p>`The <b>Handbook of Ethnography</b> compiles invaluable, original, critical essays on ethnographic work, earning it a place on everyone's must-have bookshelf' - <b><i>Virginia Olesen, University of California, San Francisco</p> <p></p> <p></b></i>`The <b>Handbook</b> is a remarkable synthesis of existing thinking in and around ethnography'<b><i> - Forum for Qualitative Social Research - follow the link below to read the complete review</p> <p></p> <p></b></i>`No self-respecting qualitative researcher should be without Paul Atkinson (et al's) handbook on ethnography. This really is encyclopaedic in concept and scope. Many "big names" in the field have contributed so this has to be the starting point for anyone looking to understand the field in substantive topic, theoretical tradition and methodology. The chapters on visual ethnography and semiotics expand the field marvellously, while those on field notes and on e