num_pages: 309
description: In The Mountain People , Colin M. Turnbull describes the dehumanization of the Ik, African tribesmen who in less than three generations have deteriorated from being once-prosperous hunters to scattered bands of hostile, starving people whose only goal is individual survival.Sad, disturbing, and eloquently written, The Mountain People is a moving meditation on human nature, our capacity for goodness, and the fragility of human society.
language: English
title: The Mountain People
titlecomplete: The Mountain People
genres: History, Cultural, Sociology, Society, Africa, Science, 20th Century, Ethnography, Nonfiction, Anthropology
ratings_count: 637
places: Uganda, Africa
awards: awardedAt: 94723200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Contemporary Affairs
publisher: Touchstone