After the Ancestors : An Anthropologist's Story
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
110709478X
ISBN-13
9781107094789
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 26th, 2015
Print length
372 Pages
Weight
738 grams
Dimensions
23.60 x 16.10 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography
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This gripping narrative is about a radically different world and the search for a common humanity that underlies cultural difference. Interweaving fieldwork with the drama of life in a tribal society in extremis, this book is essential reading for students of anthropology and the general reader alike.
Set on an isolated Indonesian island, this is the gripping true story of a fieldworker''s experience of living in a tribal society during a period of crisis. Featuring a cast of unforgettable characters, After the Ancestors follows a bitter feud between rivals as it escalates into murder, intrigue and revenge. A vivid account of life within a radically different world, it also portrays a unique culture undergoing the transition from tribalism to modernity. A century of alien rule has left the island, once famous for its warrior ethos, with a hybrid culture. As the possibilities for heroic action recede, men raised to be orators and over-reachers rather than church elders and peasants find themselves occupying a stage too small for their personalities. ''Where can we turn'', asks one tribesman, ''we who come after the ancestors?'' A revenge tragedy for modern times, After the Ancestors will be enjoyed by anthropologists and general readers alike.
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