Into the Arms of Africa - 9780226309040
Un libro in lingua di Grinker Roy Richard edito da Univ of Chicago Pr, 2001
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Colin Turnbull made a name for himself with The Forest People, his acclaimed study of African Pygmies. His second book, however, The Mountain People, ignited a swirl of controversy within anthropology and tainted Turnbull's reputation as a respected anthropologist.
In this scrupulously researched biography, Roy Richard Grinker charts the rise and fall of this colorful and controversial man--from his Scottish family and British education to travels in Africa and his great love affair with Joe Towles. Grinker, noted for his own work on the Pygmies, herein gives readers a fascinating account of Turnbull's life and work.
Originally published by St. Martin's Press
In this scrupulously researched biography, Roy Richard Grinker charts the rise and fall of this colorful and controversial man--from his Scottish family and British education to travels in Africa and his great love affair with Joe Towles. Grinker, noted for his own work on the Pygmies, herein gives readers a fascinating account of Turnbull's life and work.
Originally published by St. Martin's Press
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Into the Arms of Africa
- Sottotitolo: The Life of Colin Turnbull
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Grinker Roy Richard
- Editore: Univ of Chicago Pr
- Collana: Univ of Chicago Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 01 Novembre '01
- Genere: BIOGRAPHY and AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- Argomenti : Gay anthropologists United States Biography Gay anthropologists Africa Biography Mbuti (African people
- Peso gr: 520
- Dimensioni mm: 222 x 146 x 19
- ISBN-10: 0226309045
- EAN-13: 9780226309040