The Broken Fountain |
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| Author:
| Belmonte, Thomas |
| Foreword by:
| Susser, Ida |
| Afterword by:
| D'Acierno, Pellegrino
Pugliese, Stanislao |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-13371-5 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2005 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Belmonte describes Fontana del Re, an impoverished Neapolitan neighborhood, documenting the struggles of Neapolitans surrounded by crumbling buildings and economic insecurity. Resisting standard depictions of the social and moral lives of the poor, Belmonte presents nuanced portraits of his subjects. He was also one of the first anthropologists to reflect on his own reactions and emotions. He describes the traumatic experience of living alone in a strange urban environment and his...
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Belmonte describes Fontana del Re, an impoverished Neapolitan neighborhood, documenting the struggles of Neapolitans surrounded by crumbling buildings and economic insecurity. Resisting standard depictions of the social and moral lives of the poor, Belmonte presents nuanced portraits of his subjects. He was also one of the first anthropologists to reflect on his own reactions and emotions. He describes the traumatic experience of living alone in a strange urban environment and his social interactions with the residents of Fontana del Re.