Five families : Mexican case studies in the culture of poverty

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Five families : Mexican case studies in the culture of poverty

Oscar Lewis ; with a new introduction by Margaret Mead ; foreword by Oliver La Farge

Basic Books, c1975

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 351)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

One of the truly seminal works in modern cultural anthropology, Five Families is a dramatic and forceful account of the men, women, and children of five Mexican families and the impoverished communities in which they live.

Table of Contents

* Introduction by Margaret Mead * Foreword by Oliver La Farge * The Setting * A Day in a Mexican Village: The Martnez Family * The Casa Grande: The Gmez Family * Street of the Bakers: The Gutirrez Family * On the Edge of Mexico City: The Snchez Family * Lomas de Chapultepec: The Castro Family

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Details

  • NCID
    BA28527327
  • ISBN
    • 0465097057
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    [New York]
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 351 p.
  • Size
    21 cm
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