Author: Belmonte, Thomas
Edition: Twenty-fifth Anniversary
Format: Illustrated
Number Of Pages: 274
PartNumber: 2 photos
Release Date: 12-06-2005
Details: Product Description 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. About the Author Thomas Belmonte was a professor of anthropology at Hofstra University. Ida Susser is professor of anthropology at the CUNY Graduate Center. Her books include Norman Street: Poverty and Politics in an Urban Neighborhood; The Castells Reader on Cities and Social Theory; and Wounded Cities: Destruction and Reconstruction in a Globalized World.
EAN: 9780231133715
Model: 2 photos
Languages: English
Binding: Paperback
Item Condition: UsedVeryGood