Villages

by Richard Critchfield

Describes the lives and customs of ordinary people in Brazil, Nepal, the Philippines, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Mexico, Iran, India, Egypt, and Indonesia

388 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

Richard Critchfield was raised in Fargo, North Dakota. He graduated from the University of Washington in 1953 with a degree in Far Eastern studies and then served in the army in Korea. He received a master's degree from the Columbia School of Journalism in 1957. He taught journalism in India for two years before becoming a foreign correspondent for the Washington Star, most notably in Vietnam from 1964 to 1967. He later turned to writing books, focusing on the changing lives of rural people around the world.