Into the Arms of Africa the Life of Colin Turnbull
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
- Publish date: 11/01/2001
Description:
Colin Turnbull made a name for himself with The Forest People, his acclaimed study of African Pygmies. His second book, however, The Mountain People, ignited a swirl of controversy within anthropology and tainted Turnbull's reputation as a respected anthropologist.
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In this scrupulously researched biography, Roy Richard Grinker charts the rise and fall of this colorful and controversial man -- from his Scottish family and British education to travels in Africa and his love affair with Joe Towles. Grinker, noted for his own work on the Pygmies, gives readers a fascinating account of Turnbull's life and work.
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