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Title: Songs of the Baka and Other Discoveries Condition: New Subtitle: Travels after Sixty-Five ISBN-10: 1510713506 EAN: 9781510713505 ISBN: 9781510713505 Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Format: Hardback Release Date: 09/03/2017 Description: Abandoning the comfort and security of a typical retirement, a couple travels and treks through the most isolated parts of the world.
After their retirement, Dennis James and Barbara Grossman decide to travel where tour buses won’t and where the US government says don’t,” incorporating trekking into their travels as a way to see untouched areas of the world considered inhospitable by many.
Armed with a passport, an interest in non-Western and indigenous cultures, a spirit for adventure, and a sense of humor, they hike through the forests in the highlands of Papua New Guinea; visit the traditional hunter-gatherer Baka Pygmy community in Cameroon; stay with the cliff-dwelling Dogon people in Mali; explore Roman ruins in Algeria; meet a nervous mother rhino in Nepal; and witness bull-jumping, a coming-of-age ritual for young Hamer men in Ethiopia.
In defiance of typical tourist travel, ignoring State Department warnings, and with a curiosity and hardiness that belies their ages, Dennis and Barbara choose to travel the roads not taken so frequentlyto places like Cuba, Iran, Venezuela, and Gazaseeking the truth behind the headlines and exploring the deeper questions about the local cultures they encounter. Why do these people cling to the art, sexual mores, economic and political hierarchies, and spiritualities that govern their lives? And how and why do they remain resistant to the pressures of globalization?
A journey into the other sides of the world, Songs of the Baka and Other Discoveries puts aside preconceptions and combines the wisdom of age with the stamina of youth. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 229mm Item Length: 152mm Author: Dennis James Contributor: Barbara Grossman (By (photographer)) Genre: Sports & Hobbies Topic: Travel & Transport Release Year: 2017
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