Bridges to Humanity: Narratives on Fieldwork and Friendship

by Bruce T. Grindal (Editor)

"Each of the authors in this collection is a humanist anthropologist - skilled observers and reporters of experiences. They transcend quantitative safety and reach far into the human realm, discovering that those studied can enter an ethnographer's life as a mentor, friend, or collaborator. Through the art of personal narrative, this volume demonstrates that differing cultures can link to change fieldwork into friendship." In this Second Edition, readers will explore life as it is felt in several continents through music, poetry, reflection, and the spirited retellings of conversations. With the addition of photographs and discussion questions, the friends and collaborators described come alive, along with all of the profound and provocative mysteries about them.

304 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1995