Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Letter to A Young Malawian Doctor 10
6. 2. What You Need to Know to Be a Fish Farmer in West Norway 28
7. 3. How to Be a Magician in Paris 44
8. 4. Being a Village Court Magistrate in Papua New Guinea 58
9. 5. The Chaplain. Being a Physician of the Soul in a Secular Age 70
10. 6. Being a Crime Scene Technician in Sweden 86
11. 7. Playing Piano Without a Piano in Bolivia 102
12. 8. Making Do in Perpetual Crisis: How to Be a Journalist in Buryatia 114
13. 9. How to be a Professional Organizer in the United States 129
14. 10. The Character in Question. How To Design Film Costumes In India 146
15. 11. Reflections from a Life on the Line. How To Be A Factory Worker 164
16. 12. How to Be a Cell Phone Repair Technician 179
17. 13. Becoming a Professional Wrestler in Mexico City 194
18. 14. The Pains and Peaks of Being a Ballerina in London 207
19. Afterword 221
20. Contributors 229