Factions, friends and feasts anthropological perspectives on the Mediterranean
- Author/Creator:
- Boissevain, Jeremy
- Publication/Creation:
- New York : Berghahn Books, c2013
- Resource Type:
- Book
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
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- Full Title:
- Factions, friends and feasts anthropological perspectives on the Mediterranean / Jeremy Boissevain
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Ethnology--Malta
Ethnology--Italy--Sicily
Italians--Canada--Social life and customs
Malta--Social life and customs
Sicily (Italy)--Social life and customs
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- Cover; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 SEASONAL VARIATIONS ON SOME MEDITERRANEAN THEMES; CHAPTER 2 UNHEALED SCARS: RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY AROUND THE MEDITERRANEAN; CHAPTER 3 FACTIONS, PARTIES AND POLITICS IN A MALTESE VILLAGE; CHAPTER 4 POVERTY AND POLITICS IN A SICILIAN AGRO-TOWN; CHAPTER 5 THE ITALIANS OF MONTREAL; CHAPTER 6 THE PLACE OF NON-CORPORATE GROUPS; CHAPTER 7 TOWARDS A SOCIOLOGY OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CHAPTER 8 BEYOND THE COMMUNITY: SOCIAL PROCESS IN EUROPE; CHAPTER 9 OF MEN AND MARBLES: RECONSIDERING FACTIONALISM
CHAPTER 10 WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING OUT: REFLECTIONS ON THE DECLINE OF PATRONAGE IN MALTACHAPTER 11 RITUAL AND TOURISM: CULTURE BY THE POUND?; CHAPTER 12 REVITALIZING EUROPEAN RITUALS; CHAPTER 13 'BUT WE LIVE HERE!' PERSPECTIVES ON CULTURAL TOURISM; CHAPTER 14 INSIDERS AND OUTSIDERS: MASS TOURISM IN SOUTHERN EUROPE; CHAPTER 15 TOURISTS, DEVELOPERS AND CIVIL SOCIETY; CHAPTER 16 ON PREDICTING THE FUTURE: SECOND THOUGHTS ON THE DECLINE OFF EASTS AND PATRONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX - Summary:
- Drawing on field research in Malta, Sicily and among Italian emigrants in Canada, this book explores the social influence of the Mediterranean climate and the legacy of ethnic and religious conflict from the past five decades. Case studies illustrate the complexity of daily life not only in the region but also in more remote academe, by analysing the effects of fierce family loyalty, emigration and the social consequences of factionalism, patronage and the friends-of-friends networks that are widespread in the region. Several chapters discuss the social and environmental impact of mass touris
- Language:
- English
- Language Note:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource (320 p.)
- General Note:
- Description based upon print version of record.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9936762309802486
- ISBN:
- 0-85745-845-0
- OCLC Number:
- 855505456
- Other Identifiers:
- doi: 10.1515/9780857458452
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