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Author Baum-Talmor, Polina, author

Title From sea to shore : ethnographic account of seafarers' experience onboard merchant ships / Polina Baum-Talmor
Published [Los Angeles, California] : SAGE, 2014
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Description 1 online resource
Series SAGE research methods. Cases
SAGE research methods. Cases
Summary Seafarers play a significant role in the global economy, as 90% of the world's goods are delivered by sea; nevertheless, they form a relatively understudied group in society. Hence, the author became interested in their lives and decided to research them through an ethnographic study. The research was conducted as part of completing the requirements for Master of Arts degree in Anthropology at the University of Haifa, Israel. This article aims to deliver the process of research onboard merchant ships in order to exemplify the reality of isolated research field in practice
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 10, 2015)
Subject Merchant marine -- Research -- Case studies.
Seafaring life -- Research -- Case studies.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Case studies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1473946387 (ebook)
9781473946385 (ebook)