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The Innocent Anthropologist
Notes from a Mud Hut
Book • 1983
In 'The Innocent Anthropologist', Nigel Barley recounts his experiences as a young anthropologist studying the Dowayo tribe in North Cameroon during the late 1970s.
The book offers a candid and humorous look at the challenges of fieldwork, cultural misunderstandings, and personal growth.
Barley's narrative is both entertaining and thought-provoking, providing a unique perspective on anthropology and cultural differences.
The book offers a candid and humorous look at the challenges of fieldwork, cultural misunderstandings, and personal growth.
Barley's narrative is both entertaining and thought-provoking, providing a unique perspective on anthropology and cultural differences.
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Mentioned in 2 episodes
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as a funny book about an anthropologist's experience with the Dewayo people.


Michael Lewis

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by her boss as a subtle way of dismissing her ideas.


Jacqueline Novogratz

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as a book he picked up from a bookstore in the UK.

Vinamre Kasanaa

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