LEADER 03645nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910807348603321 005 20240314030233.0 010 $a0-85745-845-0 024 7 $a10.1515/9780857458452 035 $a(CKB)2550000001108939 035 $a(EBL)1337734 035 $a(OCoLC)855505456 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000953745 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12420863 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000953745 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10937252 035 $a(PQKB)11146779 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1337734 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1337734 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10745032 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL509026 035 $a(DE-B1597)637302 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780857458452 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001108939 100 $a20121012d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFactions, friends and feasts $eanthropological perspectives on the Mediterranean /$fJeremy Boissevain 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cBerghahn Books$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (320 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-85745-844-2 311 $a1-299-77775-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aCHAPTER 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 330 $a 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 606 $aEthnology$zMalta 606 $aEthnology$zItaly$zSicily 606 $aItalians$zCanada$xSocial life and customs 607 $aMalta$xSocial life and customs 607 $aSicily (Italy)$xSocial life and customs 615 0$aEthnology 615 0$aEthnology 615 0$aItalians$xSocial life and customs. 676 $a306.09458 676 $a306.09458 700 $aBoissevain$b Jeremy$035257 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807348603321 996 $aFactions, friends and feasts$94043463 997 $aUNINA