She was way ahead of her time, a visionary even this is just a basic guide it’s still really complete for sociologist in the time, 4 stars because even she tried at some parts you can still know that she writes for a privilege perspective, which is unnecessary. Anyway this is a Martineau stan accoun

In How to Observe: Morals and Manners, Martineau sets out to write a guide for the well-intentioned traveler, and in doing so sheds light on her understanding of human nature and society. While she does give practical advice on how a good traveler should behave, such as walking as opposed to other f

Martineau's reflections on observing the morals and manners of the peoples and places through which one travels is a study of her own faith, class, and time in its guiding wisdom. It is a self-consciously philosophical text, written to stimulate ethical reflection and conversation as well as change

I could only find a copy of this book online, so I printed it out four pages to a sheet, which, it turns out, is there perfect way to pace this book on sociological study. It’s interesting in a historical sense, but a lot of her philosophical delineations of topics and methods are quite useful for t