The power of the between an anthropological odyssey /

• Main Author: Stoller, Paul.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
• Subjects: Stoller, Paul.; Anthropologists > Biography. > Niger; Anthropologists > Biography. > New York > New York (State); Songhai (African people) > Religion. > Niger; Songhai (African people) > Social life and customs. > Niger; West Africans > Social life and customs. > New York > New York (State); Anthropologists.; Songhai (African people); West Africans.; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Social Scientists & Psychologists.; SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.; SOCIAL SCIENCE > General. > Anthropology; Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Social life and customs.; Niger.; Songhai.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess; MyiLibrary
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 201 p.) : ill.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-198) and index.
• ISBN: 9780226775364 (electronic bk.); 0226775364 (electronic bk.); 9780226775340 (Cloth); 0226775348 (Cloth)

It is the anthropologist's fate to always be between things: countries, languages, cultures, even realities. But rather than lament this, anthropologist Paul Stoller here celebrates the creative power of the between, showing how it can transform us, changing our conceptions of who we are, what we know, and how we live in the world. Beginning with his early days with the Peace Corps in Africa and culminating with a recent bout with cancer, The Power of the Between is an evocative account of the circuitous path Stoller's life has taken, offering a fascinating depiction of how a career is shaped.