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Paul Stoller

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Washington DC, The United States

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http://paulstoller.com

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Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction, Social Sciences

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phenomenology, Merleau-Ponty, Songhay philosophy

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January 2009

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Paul Stoller is an anthropologist and novelist who teaches anthropology at West Chester University. He has conducted ethnographic research in the Republic of Niger in West Africa and among West African immigrants in New York City. His books, novels and memoirs are attempts to convey the wisdom of African systems of thought. He is currently doing research on family life among West African immigrants in New York City and is at work on a new novel, The Sorcerer's Burden and a new work of non-fiction, The Business of Social Relations: Global Resilience Among West Africans in the World. His most recent book, The Power of the Bertween: An Anthropological Odyssey was published in December 2008 by The University of Chicago Press. Paul has a new web...more

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The Return of the Know-Nothings

On the eve of the midterm elections here in the United States, the 3 billion dollar display of misinformation is, to say the least a bit frightening. Given the changing demographicsof the United States it is clear that in perhaps one generation white people will no longer be the majority and the specter of the Tea Party, mostly a group of angry and ignorant folks fearful of demographic social a...

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Average rating: 3.78 · 264 ratings · 32 reviews · 17 distinct works · Similar authors

	In Sorcery's Shadow: A Memoir of Apprenticeship among the Songhay of Niger by Paul Stoller (Goodreads Author), Cheryl Olkes 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Money Has No Smell: The Africanization of New York City 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stranger in the Village of the Sick: A Memoir of Cancer, Sorcery, and Healing 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 35 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Taste of Ethnographic Things: The Senses in Anthropology 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fusion of the Worlds: An Ethnography of Possession among the Songhay of Niger 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jaguar: A Story of Africans in America 3.22 of 5 stars 3.22 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Senuous Scholarship 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Power of the Between: An Anthropological Odyssey 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cinematic Griot: The Ethnography of Jean Rouch by Paul Stoller (Goodreads Author), Jean Stoller 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Embodying Colonial Memories 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Paul Stoller rated a book 3 of 5 stars Magic Seeds by V.S. Naipaul read in March, 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This books is written wonderfully. Naipaul's descriptions of place and character are extraordinary. But the story of the the aimless (lost) Indian revolutionary reahes its peak in the jungles and prisons of India. When the story shifts back to London...more
Mar 12, 2009 06:36pm · see review
Paul Stoller rated a book 3 of 5 stars The Bible: A Biography by Karen Armstrong read in March, 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Paul Stoller rated a book 2 of 5 stars Terrorist by John Updike read in January, 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I have the greatest respect for John Updike's literary capacities and this book, like his others, is beutifully writtten, but I found the narrative to be a bit tedious as if Updike is trying too hard to convince the reader about the absolutism of rel...more
Jan 14, 2009 01:14pm · see review
Paul Stoller rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Enchantress Of Florence by Salman Rushdie read in January, 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is a wonderful read--beuatifully written and a great story that will delight any reader. Highly recommended
Jan 12, 2009 03:51pm · see review