The Boring Tribe That Turned Out to Be Fascinating

Nigel Barley is the author of the book discussed in the podcast passage./nNigel Barley faced the challenge of choosing a topic for his anthropology thesis./nAnthropologists in the mid seventies typically studied unvisited tribes in remote areas./nNigel's advisor informs him that such tribes no longer exist, except for one./nThe advisor describes the 'D o people' in northern Cameroon as boring./nDespite the advisor's warning, Nigel decides to study the D o people./nThe D o people are known for their mating ritual and constant beer drinking./nNigel's thesis turns into a captivating travel book about the D o people./nThe D o people have hidden their true interesting nature behind their behavior./nThe D o people have refrained from being studied by anthropologists.

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