Nobody's Normal
- 448 pages
- 16 hours of reading
A compassionate and captivating examination of evolving attitudes toward mental illness throughout history and the fight to end the stigma
Roy Richard Grinker Books
Grinker is an anthropologist whose work delves into the complex dynamics of global societies. His research, including extensive fieldwork in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and his focus on Korean relations, offers profound insights into human behavior and cultural interaction. Through his academic positions, he explores the intersection of anthropology, international affairs, and human sciences, enriching our understanding of the modern world. His approach combines rigorous scientific inquiry with a deep appreciation for diverse human experiences.
Houses in the Rainforest
Ethnicity and Inequality among Farmers and Foragers in Central Africa
- 244 pages
- 9 hours of reading
This is the first ethnographic study of the farmers and foragers of northeastern Zaire since Colin Turnbull's classic works of the 1960s. Roy Richard Grinker lived for nearly two years among the Lese farmers and their long-term partners, the Efe (Pygmies), learned their languages, and gained unique insights into their complex social relations and ethnic identities. By showing how political organization is structured by ethnic and gender relations in the Lese house, Grinker challenges previous views of the Lese and Efe and other farmer-forager societies, as well as the conventional anthropological boundary between domestic and political contexts.
