Trickster: An Anthropological Memoir
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A young trainee anthropologist leaves her violent Mafia-run hometown-Youngstown, Ohio-to study an "exotic" group, the Paiute Indians of Nevada. This is 1964; she'll be "the expert," and they'll be "the subjects." The Paiute elders have other ideas. They'll be "the parents." They set themselves two tasks: to help her get a good grade on her project and to send her home quickly to her new bridegroom. They dismiss her research topic and introduce...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1442601787
ISBN13:9781442601789
Release Date:August 2010
Publisher:University of Toronto Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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