1.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991001940079707536

Autore

Herlihy, David

Titolo

La famiglia nel Medioevo / David Herlihy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Roma : Laterza, 1994

ISBN

8842045470

Descrizione fisica

vii, 280 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Collana

EL ; 38

Disciplina

306.850902

Soggetti

Famiglia - Storia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782438803321

Autore

Khūrī Fuʼād Isḥāq

Titolo

An invitation to laughter [[electronic resource] ] : a Lebanese anthropologist in the Arab world / / Fuad I. Khuri ; edited by Sonia Jalbout Khuri

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007

ISBN

1-281-95726-7

0-226-43475-3

9786611957261

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KhūrīSonia Jalbout

Disciplina

305.80092

B

Soggetti

Ethnologists - Lebanon

Ethnology - Fieldwork - Arab countries

Arab countries Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-187) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Prologue: The man himself -- Note on Arabic words -- Introduction. Why "laughter"? -- 1. Exploring origins. The choice of anthropology -- 2. Studying anthropology in Oregon. "How wonderful!" -- 3. Being Lebanese. A nationality or a profession? -- 4. Religious syncretism. "I offer sacrifices to my ancestors on Friday because I am a Muslim" -- 5. Lebanese traders in West Africa. Always ending the day in losses -- 6. Change as faith. The restless Americans -- 7. Teaching in Beirut. "Sir, keep this information to yourself " -- 8. Establishing an Arab association for the social sciences. The tyranny of consensus -- 9. The exotic in the suburbs of Beirut "It is written" -- 10. Alumni and 'ulama in Bahrain. "We all seek knowledge" -- 11. Open secrets Discussable but not publishable -- 12. Table manners in Yemen. Eat! Do not talk! -- 13. The official policy toward emigration in Lebanon. "We eat bread, not potatoes" -- 14. The Arab rich. "An ugly horse that wins the race is praised for its good looks" -- 15. Who wants to be a zaἵm? The agony of fame -- 16. Living in Great Britain. "The best in the world" -- Appendix 1: List of Research Projects -- Appendix 2: List of Publications -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

For the late Fuad I. Khuri, a distinguished career as an anthropologist began not because of typical concerns like accessibility, money, or status, but because the very idea of an occupation that baffled his countrymen made them-and him-laugh. "When I tell them that 'anthropology' is my profession . . . they think I am either speaking a strange language or referring to a new medicine." This profound appreciation for humor, especially in the contradictions inherent in the study of cultures, is a distinctive theme of An Invitation to Laughter, Khuri's astute memoir of life as



3.

Record Nr.

UNISANNIOAQ10007709

Autore

Bouroche, Jean-M

Titolo

L'analisi dei dati / J. M. Bouroche, G. Saporta ; traduzione a cura di G. D'Alfonso

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Napoli, : CLU, c1983

Titolo uniforme

L'analyse des donnees Jean-Marie Bouroche, Gilbert Saporta. - Paris : Presses Universitaires de France, 1980. - 131 p. 21 cm. -

ISBN

2130365051

Descrizione fisica

131 p. ; 21 cm.

Altri autori (Persone)

Saporta, Gilbert

Disciplina

001.422

Soggetti

Dati statistici - Analisi

Collocazione

LT        (AR) 15                 B 89001LT        (AR) 15                 B 89201POZZO LIB.ECON MON                4128

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia