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Notes that when inheritance appeared to determine social status, villagers protected family reputations and properties by demonstrating concern for 'what others might say'. This book traces shifts in the meaning of 'tradition', suggesting that although 'modern' people cannot 'be' traditional, they must have traditions to produce themselves.

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"Collier has written a sensitive and subtle description of the development of a 'modern subjectivity' among people born in a small, rural town in southern Spain... From Duty to Desire is well-written, compelling, theoretically sophisticated, didactic, clear, and yet complex. Ethnographically it is generally very fertile."--Journal of Social History

Table of Contents
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction3Ch. 1Social Inequality: From Inherited Property to Occupational Achievement32Ch. 2Courtship: From Honor to Romantic Love67Ch. 3Marriage: From Co-owners to Coworkers113Ch. 4Children: From Heirs to Parental Projects153Ch. 5Mourning: From Respect to Grief177Ch. 6Identity: From Villagers to Andalusians195Notes219References Cited249Index261

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/11/1997
      ISBN13: 9780691016641, 978-0691016641
      ISBN10: 069101664X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Notes that when inheritance appeared to determine social status, villagers protected family reputations and properties by demonstrating concern for 'what others might say'. This book traces shifts in the meaning of 'tradition', suggesting that although 'modern' people cannot 'be' traditional, they must have traditions to produce themselves.

      Trade Review
      "Collier has written a sensitive and subtle description of the development of a 'modern subjectivity' among people born in a small, rural town in southern Spain... From Duty to Desire is well-written, compelling, theoretically sophisticated, didactic, clear, and yet complex. Ethnographically it is generally very fertile."--Journal of Social History

      Table of Contents
      AcknowledgmentsIntroduction3Ch. 1Social Inequality: From Inherited Property to Occupational Achievement32Ch. 2Courtship: From Honor to Romantic Love67Ch. 3Marriage: From Co-owners to Coworkers113Ch. 4Children: From Heirs to Parental Projects153Ch. 5Mourning: From Respect to Grief177Ch. 6Identity: From Villagers to Andalusians195Notes219References Cited249Index261

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