Jeremy Boissevain

Gebundenes Buch

Factions, Friends and Feasts

Anthropological Perspectives on the Mediterranean

Beschreibung

Explores social influence of the Mediterranean climate and the legacy of ethnic and religious conflict over the last 50 years Via case studies, illiustrates complexity of daily life in the region through analysis of the effects of family loyalty, emigration, and the social consequences of factionalism and patronage Discusses social and environmental impact of mass tourism

Autor

Jeremy Boissevain is Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam and has also taught at the universities of Montreal and Sussex and held visiting appointments in Malta, Britain, the United States, and Poland. His books and co-edited works include Saints and Fireworks (1965), Hal Farrug (1969), The Italians of Montreal (1970), Friends of Friends (1974), Beyond the Community (1975), (1996), Contesting the Foreshore (2004) and Hal Kirkop (2006). Translations of his work have appeared in Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish and Japanese and Maltese.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 619g
• ISBN-13: 9780857458445
• ISBN-10: 0857458442
• Artikelnr.: 38250882