The Forest People (Touchstone Book)

The Forest People -- Colin M. Turnbull's best-selling, classic work -- describes the author's experiences while living with the BaMbuti Pygmies, not as a clinical observer, but as their friend learning their customs and sharing their daily life.

Turnbull conveys the lives and feelings of the BaMbuti whose existence centers on their intense love for their forest world, which, in return for their affection and trust, provides their every need. We witness their hunting parties and nomadic camps; their love affairs and ancient ceremonies -- the molimo, in which they praise the forest as provider, protector, and deity; the elima, in which the young girls come of age; and the nkumbi circumcision rites, in which the villagers of the surrounding non-Pygmy tribes attempt to impose their culture on the Pygmies, whose forest home they dare not enter.

The Forest People eloquently shows us a people who have found in the forest something that makes their life more than just living -- a life that, with all its hardships and problems and tragedies, is a wonderful thing of happiness and joy. more

Price Range:$4.64 to $10.80 | 4 stores
Product Rating:

21 Reviews
Info:
Set Price Alert Save to Wish List
Tags:
Paperback, Colin Turnbull, Barnes & Noble, HotBookSale.com, Amazon, Textbooksrus

ComparePrices

title,desc	merchant	price	seeit
The Forest People The Forest People - Colin M. Turnbull's best-selling, classic work - describes the author's experiences while living...	24 reviews	$4.64 Free Shipping Coupon 1 coupon available Code: Detail: Free shipping on the first item you order at HotBookSale.com Expires:Nov-22-2010 Restriction:Unknow	See it
Forest People Used	Textbooksrus 31 reviews	$5.59 Coupon 1 coupon available Code:No Code Required Detail: Pay $.99 Standard Shipping on any item $10 or more at Textbooksrus. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:See site for details.	See it
The Forest People (Books) General Social Sciences - The Forest People Colin M. Turnbull's best-selling, classic work describes the author's...	Barnes & Noble	$15 $10.80 Coupon 3 coupons available Code:No Code Required Detail: Free Shipping on orders of $25 at Barnes & Noble Expires:Jun-30-2010 Restriction:see site for more details Code: Detail: GET FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OF $25 OR MORE at Barnes and Noble Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:J7M3C9V Detail: 20% off single item when you use Master card at Barnes & Noble Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow	See it
The Forest People Pages: 320, Paperback, Touchstone	Amazon 11,406 reviews	$10.20 Coupon 1 coupon available Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details.	See it

*Shipping costs are based on an estimate of the lowest shipping rate available within the contiguous US, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Only merchants with this product in stock are listed (Merchants with this product back ordered have been removed from this list).

Do you see a pricing error? Please let us know by filling out a simple form: Click here

MoreStores

Write a review

ProductReviews82/100 (21 Reviews)

Recent Reviews

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-13-2009; Enchanting; Welcome to the magical world of the forest Pygmies. An almost seemingly fictitious land filled with peaceful, contented people. Well written. Not technical.During the mid 1950's the author spent three years living amongst the nomadic...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-15-2009; A True Classic!; The Forest People is a must-read for any human, especially cultural anthropologists. Turnbull is often cited in pygmy studies and deservingly so! He is eloquent, didactic, and entertaining. Fantastic for a summer read!; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-06-2009; Just as I expected... and cheap too!; Good. The book was very cheap, in good condition and arrived promptly. I'd order from this seller again.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-10-2008; One of the best anthropology books I've ever read.; This is one of my favorite books, and is most definitely one of the best anthropology books I've ever had the pleasure to read. It seems like Turnbull actually cared about the people he was living with, and tried to understand things...; read full review | report as inappropriate

Selected Reviews

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-13-2009; Enchanting; Welcome to the magical world of the forest Pygmies. An almost seemingly fictitious land filled with peaceful, contented people. Well written. Not technical.During the mid 1950's the author spent three years living amongst the nomadic...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-14-2003; A good story with a few flaws; I really liked this book. I had to read it for class, but i would recomend it to anyone. It was quick and easy to read. It was a good and sympathetic portrayal of these hunter gatherer peoples and it left me with a lot of respect for...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-01-2005; Anthropologists get punked; I can only agree with the "common humanity" sentiments expressed- especially that feature of humans leading them to take the piss out of newcomers.Turbull utterly uncritically accepts what he is told. He takes a pygmy out onto the plain...; read full review | report as inappropriate