Ethnography is one of the chief research methods in sociology, anthropology and other cognate disciplines in the social sciences. This <b>Handbook</b> provides an unparalleled critical guide to its principles and practice. The result is a landmark work in the field which draws on the expertise of an internationally renowned group of interdisciplinary scholars. The <b>Handbook </b>provides readers with a one-stop critical guide to the past, present and future of ethnography. It will quickly establish itself as the ethnographer's bible.