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Birthdate: 1929-05-28
Date of death: 2016-07-27
Gender: female
Education: Vassar College
Boston University
Harvard University
Organizations: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Awards and honors: Royal Society of Canada
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Associated Place (for map): St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

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Never in Anger: Portrait of an Eskimo Family by Jean L. Briggs

A nice personal account of the author's visit to an Eskimo community. I think this is a book that many people outside of anthropology could enjoy since it's not theoretical. The author puts herself on center stage, assessing how the different family members in a small igloo reacted to her presence and how those reactions changed when she made social mistakes. A good book to read in the light of the bunsen burner.

Dec 3, 2010 (Edited)