Vulnerable Observer Anthropology That Breaks Your Heart

"Ms. Behar, who teaches anthropology at the University of Michigan, was born in Cuba to Jewish Russian immigrants; her family left when she was almost 5 years old. She describes herself as 'a woman of the border: between places, between identities, between languages, between cultures, between longings and illusions, one foot in the academy and one foot out.' It is a forceful mix that infuses her vision with insight, candor and compassion."Behar, Ruth is the author of 'Vulnerable Observer Anthropology That Breaks Your Heart', published 1997 under ISBN 9780807046319 and ISBN 0807046310.