Freedom in Fulani Social Life: An Introspective Ethnography

Author/Contributor(s):	Riesman, Paul ; Fuller, Martha
Publisher:	University of Chicago Press
Date:	08/15/1998
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Paul Riesman's Freedom in Fulani Social Life is based upon his two years of residence among the Jelgobe, a group of semi-nomadic Fulani of the Sahel in Upper Volta, western Africa. Since its original publication, this classic study has profoundly influenced the field of anthropology through its re-examination of the enthnographer's personal input on his research.

Freedom in Fulani Social Life richly documents how the ethnographer's own personal and cultural background is implicated in the research process. . . . For this reason, [Riesman's] book will be of paramount interest to all ethnographers.--Philip L. Kilbride, Reviews in Anthropology

A remarkably well-written and insightful account of Fulani life. . . . In addition to using the conventional approaches of participating in and observing the daily activities of the Jelgobe . . . Riesman enriches his account by examining his personal feelings about particular incidents.--Library Journal

An interesting and provocative study.--Choice

At the time of his death in 1988, Paul Riesman was an anthropologist who taught at Carleton College.