{"product_id":"i-was-married-to-a-horse-and-other-tales-of-an-accidental-anthropologist-9781914363412","title":"I Was Married to a Horse, and Other Tales of an Accidental Anthropologist","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John Borneman | Frédéric Keck\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Hau\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Hau\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Anthropology - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA personal odyssey and a portrait of a distinguished anthropologist in practice--a life shaped by accident, transformation, and the enduring power of connection.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How does the youngest of eight children, raised on a family farm in northern Wisconsin by parents with only half a grammar school education, become an Ivy League professor and a witness to some of the most transformative events of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries? In this remarkable memoir, John Borneman tells the story of his life as an \"accidental anthropologist\" with searing honesty, humor, and emotional depth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tracing a path from his upbringing as a queer farm boy to a career in anthropology, Borneman's memoir reflects on social mobility, the decline of the American family farm, and shifting understandings of queerness and masculinity. Meanwhile, as a fourth-generation German American, his journey carried him to divided Berlin, where he captures the moods of East and West, and back again during the arrival of Syrian refugees--culminating in a long-standing friendship and a poignant reunion with a refugee he had first met years earlier. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through these encounters, Borneman shows how empathy and attention can reveal the hidden textures of history, identity, and belonging. Rich in insight and humanity, this is a story of personal discovery, intercultural encounter, and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing world--one that speaks to scholars and general readers alike.","brand":"Hau","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47887697445015,"sku":"9781914363412","price":3700.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781914363412.webp?v=1781160770","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/i-was-married-to-a-horse-and-other-tales-of-an-accidental-anthropologist-9781914363412","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}