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In the Arms of Africa: The Life of Colin M. Turnbull

by Roy Richard Grinker

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"Colin Turnbull was one of the most well-known anthropologists of the twentieth century." "Raised in the upper echelons of British society, Turnbull worked at various times as a gold miner, builder of the African Queen, and consultant to famed theater director Peter Brook. He lived through some of the most tumultuous events of the twentieth century; fighting in World War II and dying of AIDS in 1994"--Jacket.… (more)
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"Colin Turnbull was one of the most well-known anthropologists of the twentieth century." "Raised in the upper echelons of British society, Turnbull worked at various times as a gold miner, builder of the African Queen, and consultant to famed theater director Peter Brook. He lived through some of the most tumultuous events of the twentieth century; fighting in World War II and dying of AIDS in 1994"--Jacket.

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