"A stunning example of the imaginative sweep, compassionate empathy, and analytical rigor of the new ethnography that we so badly need for our new century. . . . [It is] an unforgettable ethnographic dialogue that is deeply philosophical, moving, disturbing, and always lucid about what it means to try to understand another person on their own terms. Gelya Frank brings new life to anthropology's quest."--Ruth Behar, author of "The Vulnerable Observer: Anthropology That Breaks Your Heart" "A thoughtful, breakthough work that ...
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"A stunning example of the imaginative sweep, compassionate empathy, and analytical rigor of the new ethnography that we so badly need for our new century. . . . [It is] an unforgettable ethnographic dialogue that is deeply philosophical, moving, disturbing, and always lucid about what it means to try to understand another person on their own terms. Gelya Frank brings new life to anthropology's quest."--Ruth Behar, author of "The Vulnerable Observer: Anthropology That Breaks Your Heart" "A thoughtful, breakthough work that moves the field into the next era of conceptualizing theoretical and methodological issues. It will become a classic."--Gay Becker, author of "Disrupted Lives: How people Create Meaning in a Chaotic World" "If there were ever a recommendation for how the insights of an ethnography can help us make a leap over the border of difference, this is it."--Faye Ginsberg, author of "Contested Lives: The Abortion Debate in an American Community" "This is one of the most fascinating relationships revealed through a creative juxtaposition of life history and ethnographic narrative along with a much-needed meditation on the doing of such research. Frank achieves a measured and graceful synthesis of purposes that could profitably serve as a model of mixed-genre ethnographic writing."--George Marcus "Gelya Frank's "Venus on Wheels" is a fascinating blend of ethnographic theory and practice. The endnotes alone provide a liberal education in current ethnography, literary criticism, cultural studies, and thought about the human consequences of being disabled -- and of being abled. A stunning achievement."--James Olney, Voorhies Professor of English, Louisiana State University "Frank's book is a masterpiece of reflection about the meaning of disablity in her own life and that of Diane DeVries -- a woman whose amazing resilience and rock-hard courage to face life shine through in every chapter."--Betty R. Hasselkus, Editor, "American Journal of Occupational Therapy"
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New. Records the relationship that developed between the author and Diane DeVries, a woman born with all the physical and mental equipment she would need to live in our society-except arms and legs. This work argues that DeVries is a perfect example of an American woman coming of age in the second half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 299 pages, 21 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFSJ1; JHMC; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463. 2000. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
