Appetites and identities : an introduction to the social anthropology of Western Europe / / Sara Delamont

• Autore: Delamont Sara <1947, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1995
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 254 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.4/094
• Soggetto topico: Ethnology - Europe
• Soggetto geografico: Europe Social life and customs
• Note generali: Transferred to digital printing.; Originally published: 1995.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-244) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: chapter 1 Travellers on a hill -- Introduction to the social anthropology of western Europe -- chapter 2 The golden oranges -- Food, appetites and identity -- chapter 3 The vines that trail -- Farming and fishing in western Europe -- chapter 4 The trampled garden -- Invasion, refugees, migrants and tourists -- chapter 5 The smokeless homes -- Peripheral regions in western Europe -- chapter 6 Towns with towers: the city as symbol and the neighbourhood as home -- The city as symbol and the neighbourhood as -- chapter 7 And with great lies -- Politics, patronage and leadership -- chapter 8 Turned in prayer -- Religion, magic, science and the supernatural -- chapter 9 The gossips of the town -- Sex and gender in contemporary Europe -- chapter 10 All Babel tongues -- Language and identity in Europe -- chapter 11 Ringed with a lake of fire -- Conclusions.
• Sommario/riassunto: Provides an introduction to the social anthropology of Western Europe. It covers food, migration, politics, urban and country life, magic, religion, sex and language in an accessible fashion, introducing the student to aspects of the anthropology of contemporary European culture.
• Titolo autorizzato: Appetites and identities
• ISBN: 1-134-92473-9; 1-280-35484-4; 1-134-92474-7; 0-203-41351-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910799948503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II