num_pages: 206
description: This book has been republished as . After Nigel Barley's insurance company determined that anthropology was not a hazardous sport, he was free to set off for Torajaland, a remote district of Indonesia. His visit sparked an enduring love afair which led his friends, the Torajans, to London. Their hilarious visit makes a fitting climax to Barley's book.
language: English
title: Not a Hazardous Sport
titlecomplete: Not a Hazardous Sport
genres: Anthropology, Asia, British Literature, Memoir, Nonfiction, Humor, Travel
ratings_count: 324
publisher: Penguin Books Limited