John Lofland

Development of Davisville, a farm community, into the city of Davis, Calif. and the U.C. Davis University campus, with brief biographies on community leaders such as George Washington Pierce.

This comprehensive guide takes a ''how-to'' approach to qualitative data collection and analysis. Drawing from a wealth of illustrative research examples and applications, the authors introduce techniques of collecting, focusing, and analyzing data in a step-by-step manner. First published in 1971, this book has become the field manual for any student doing social science fieldwork. --Publisher description.