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Author:   Tracy Dahlby
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.513kg
ISBN:  

9780292729131

ISBN 10:   0292729138
Pages:   311
Publication Date:   15 October 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  Adult education ,  General ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Prologue: Something Like a Calling Part One: Navigating the China Seas Working the Coast Plying the Waters Part Two: Snapshots of the Island Kingdom Hitchhiking in Kyushu Reimagining Tokyo Bay Japan's Magic Mountain Part Three: Across the Floorboards of Asia Vietnam Reconstructs Living (Semi-)Dangerously in Indonesia Appendices Acknowledgments

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"""Into the Field is a wonderfully eloquent introduction to the craft and challenges of reporting from around the world. Just as important, it is also a powerful example of the enduring role of storytelling and well-chosen narrative, even as the technology of the news business continues to change."" * James Fallows, The Atlantic *"

Into the Field is a wonderfully eloquent introduction to the craft and challenges of reporting from around the world. Just as important, it is also a powerful example of the enduring role of storytelling and well-chosen narrative, even as the technology of the news business continues to change. * James Fallows, The Atlantic *

Author Information

TRACY DAHLBY is currently professor and Frank A. Bennack, Jr. Chair in Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin. He served as Tokyo bureau chief for Newsweek and the Washington Post, reported on Asia for National Geographic magazine, and has produced and directed historical documentaries for television. His previous book is Allah’s Torch: A Report from Behind the Scenes in Asia’s War on Terror.

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