{"product_id":"return-to-laughter-an-anthropological-novel-paperback","title":"Return to Laughter: An Anthropological Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElenore Smith Bowen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis dramatic, revealing novel tells the story of a year with a remote African tribe--a classic of anthropological literature hailed by Margaret Mead as \"the first introspective account ever published of what it's like to be a field worker.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimply as a work of ethnographic interest, \u003ci\u003eReturn to Laughter \u003c\/i\u003eprovides deep insights into the culture of West Africa--the subtle web of its tribal life and the power of the institution of witchcraft. However, the author's fictional approach gives the book its lasting appeal. She focuses on the human dimension of anthropology, recounting her personal triumphs and failures and documenting the profound changes she undergoes. As a result, her story becomes at once highly personal and universally recognizable. She has vividly brought to life the classic narrative of an outsider caught up and deeply involved in an utterly alien culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vivid and dramatic account of the experiences of an American anthropologist who lived with a primitive bush tribe in Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElenore Smith Bowen \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003enom de plume \u003c\/i\u003eof Laura Bohannan, an anthropologist trained at the University of Arizona and Oxford University. The author of several articles in anthropological journals, she has contributed to a number of books on Africa and has taught at Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.35 x 4.94 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 1964\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46698308599947,"sku":"9780385053129","price":32.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/Mpd6mI1yRR9780385053129.webp?v=1782977737","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/return-to-laughter-an-anthropological-novel-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}