{"product_id":"behind-the-mexican-mountains-robert-zingg-9780292798090","title":"Behind the Mexican Mountains","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1930, anthropologists Robert Zingg and Wendell Bennett spent nine months among the Tarahumara of Chihuahua, Mexico, one of the least acculturated indigenous societies in North America. Their fieldwork resulted in \u003ci\u003eThe Tarahumara: An Indian Tribe of Northern Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e (1935), a classic ethnography still familiar to anthropologists. In addition to this formal work, Zingg also penned a personal, unvarnished travelogue of his sojourn among the Tarahumara. Unpublished in his lifetime, \u003ci\u003eBehind the Mexican Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e is now available in print for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis colorful account provides a compelling description of the landscape, people, traditions, language, and archaeology of the Tarahumara region. Abandoning the scientific detachment of the observer, Zingg frankly records his reactions to the people and their customs as he vividly evokes the daily experience of doing fieldwork. In the introduction, Howard Campbell examines Zingg's writing in light of current critiques of anthropology as literature. He makes a strong case that although earlier anthropological writing reveals unacceptable cultural biases, it also demonstrates the ongoing importance and vitality of field research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Zingg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292798091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292798090\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2002 pg. 88","brand":"Robert Zingg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119530504447,"sku":"9780292798090","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7c3291eb-62d2-4453-bae9-2241010116bd.jpg?v=1687409812","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/behind-the-mexican-mountains-robert-zingg-9780292798090","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}