From sea to shore : ethnographic account of seafarers' experience onboard merchant ships /

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 resea...

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Main Author:	Baum-Talmor, Polina (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Los Angeles, California] : SAGE, 2014.
Series:	SAGE research methods. Cases.
Subjects:	Seafaring life > Research > Case studies. Merchant marine > Research > Case studies. Vie en mer > Recherche > Études de cas. Marine marchande > Recherche > Études de cas. Merchant marine > Research Electronic books. Case studies
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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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.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781473946385 1473946387