Naive Anthropologist: Small Mud Hut Notes: Small Mud Hut Notes

Author: Barry
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: Researching an obscure tribe in Cameroon was the author's second fieldwork, which nearly turned into his last. To study the customs and beliefs of the Dagon people, Barry lived in a hut. He knew how to conduct fieldwork but quickly discovered that fieldwork theory had completely failed to account for the elusive nature of the Dagon society, where locals refused to follow the rules. This honest and engaging book meticulously records Barry's years in Africa, where he overcame boredom, disasters, illness, and hostility, presenting in awe-inspiring detail the life of a social anthropologist and offering profound inspiration.