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by Nigel Barley · Unionsverlag · tapa blanda · 216 pages
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En 'Die Raupenplage', Nigel Barley narra su experiencia etnográfica entre los Dowayos de Camerún. Con un estilo que mezcla humor y autocrítica, Barley describe las dificultades y los malentendidos que surgen al intentar comprender una cultura diferente. El libro ofrece una visión honesta y a menudo cómica de la investigación de campo, revelando las complejidades de la interacción cultural y los desafíos de la etnología. A través de su relato, Barley cuestiona las idealizaciones sobre las culturas 'primitivas' y muestra la realidad cotidiana de la vida en una sociedad tradicional.

Nigel Frederick Barley is a British anthropologist known for his books based on his anthropological field work, which have been treated as travel writing. His first book The Innocent Anthropologist (1983), was an account of field work in Cameroon and was positively reviewed.