{"product_id":"the-sorcerers-burden-paul-stoller-9783319318042","title":"The Sorcerer's Burden: The Ethnographic Saga of a Global Family","description":"This book emerges from the author's 35 years of research and thought about the Songhay people of Niger. This ethnographic novel follows the life of Omar Dia, the oldest son of a West African sorcerer. When his father falls ill and dies, the great sorcerer vomits a small metal chain onto his chest. Following the path of his ancestors, Omar swallows the chain, becoming his father's successor, which means that he takes on the sorcerer's burden. The book also describes how custodians of traditional knowledge are creatively adapting to the forces of globalization--all in a highly accessible narrative text. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Stoller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3319318047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783319318042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 6.06w x 0.69d","brand":"Paul Stoller","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43940768874751,"sku":"9783319318042","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1f31a652-79bb-43e2-b4d0-553010cc048e.jpg?v=1681449076","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sorcerers-burden-paul-stoller-9783319318042","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}