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E. Bradford Burns, Patriarch and Folk: The Emergence of Nicaragua, 1798-1858. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1991. pp. 307, $ 39.95 (cloth)

E. Bradford Burns, Patriarch and Folk: The Emergence of Nicaragua, 1798-1858. Cambridge, Mass:... 147 ing extensive background by the reader. Overall, the text draws heavily from Habermas, Touraine, some from Foucault, but surprisingly little from Giddens. In a detailed comparative critique of several field approaches, Burawoy contends (based on 2 decades of use) that the "extended case study" (J. van Velsen) is the preferred method for ascertaining power relationships, clarifying macro/micro distinc- tions, examining incursions of "systems" into "life worlds", etc. Although some may disagree with this, his critique is instructive. The move to critical ethnography seems stressed at the expense of clearly acknowledging the need for descriptive adequacy as a basis for analysis. Also, others who have examined the ethnography-criticism link (eg., Hymes, 1984; Phillips, 1972) are not mentioned. Current critiques of ethnographies call for greater inclusion of direct quotes from those whose actions, perceptions, etc., are represented by the researcher. With few exceptions, the cases offer little in the way of direct informant quotes or excerpts from other cultural texts and artifacts used by researchers and against which one could check the inferences they have drawn. It is not clear whether this absence is a result of ethnography being differently defined or space limitations (350 pg. text including extensive http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Comparative Sociology (in 2002 continued as Comparative Sociology) Brill

E. Bradford Burns, Patriarch and Folk: The Emergence of Nicaragua, 1798-1858. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1991. pp. 307, $ 39.95 (cloth)

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Brill
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© 1994 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0020-7152
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10.1163/002071594X00138
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147 ing extensive background by the reader. Overall, the text draws heavily from Habermas, Touraine, some from Foucault, but surprisingly little from Giddens. In a detailed comparative critique of several field approaches, Burawoy contends (based on 2 decades of use) that the "extended case study" (J. van Velsen) is the preferred method for ascertaining power relationships, clarifying macro/micro distinc- tions, examining incursions of "systems" into "life worlds", etc. Although some may disagree with this, his critique is instructive. The move to critical ethnography seems stressed at the expense of clearly acknowledging the need for descriptive adequacy as a basis for analysis. Also, others who have examined the ethnography-criticism link (eg., Hymes, 1984; Phillips, 1972) are not mentioned. Current critiques of ethnographies call for greater inclusion of direct quotes from those whose actions, perceptions, etc., are represented by the researcher. With few exceptions, the cases offer little in the way of direct informant quotes or excerpts from other cultural texts and artifacts used by researchers and against which one could check the inferences they have drawn. It is not clear whether this absence is a result of ethnography being differently defined or space limitations (350 pg. text including extensive

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