by Nigel Barley · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433960825
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In 'The Innocent Anthropologist', Nigel Barley narrates with humor and irreverence his fieldwork experience with the Dowayo tribe in Cameroon. Through anecdotes and reflections, the author offers a critical and amusing look at the life of a social anthropologist, challenging conventional norms and theories. This book, published by Anagrama in its Compactos collection, is a chronicle of Barley's first year in Africa, where he had to survive boredom, illnesses, and hostilities, offering a unique perspective on anthropology.
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.
