{"product_id":"freedom-in-fulani-social-life-an-introspective-ethnography-9780226717432","title":"Freedom in Fulani Social Life: An Introspective Ethnography","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Paul Riesman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Anthropology - Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Riesman's \u003ci\u003eFreedom in Fulani Social Life\u003c\/i\u003e is based upon his two years of residence among the Jelgobe, a group of semi-nomadic Fulani of the Sahel in Upper Volta, western Africa. Since its original publication, this classic study has profoundly influenced the field of anthropology through its re-examination of the enthnographer's personal input on his research. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eFreedom in Fulani Social Life\u003c\/i\u003e richly documents how the ethnographer's own personal and cultural background is implicated in the research process. . . . For this reason, [Riesman's] book will be of paramount interest to all ethnographers.\"-Philip L. Kilbride, \u003ci\u003eReviews in Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A remarkably well-written and insightful account of Fulani life. . . . In addition to using the conventional approaches of participating in and observing the daily activities of the Jelgobe . . . Riesman enriches his account by examining his personal feelings about particular incidents.\"-\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An interesting and provocative study.\"-\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the time of his death in 1988, Paul Riesman was an anthropologist who taught at Carleton College.","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47614629314711,"sku":"9780226717432","price":4665.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780226717432.webp?v=1775095086","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/freedom-in-fulani-social-life-an-introspective-ethnography-9780226717432","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}