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Offers vivid, literary descriptions of Fontana del Re, an impoverished Neapolitan neighborhood. This book documents the struggles of Neapolitans surrounded by crumbling buildings and economic insecurity. It details family dynamics as well as the workings of Naples's informal economy.

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Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: The Broken Fountain in Retrospect Foreword: The Anthropologist as Humanist, by Ida Susser 1. Paean to the City 2. Fieldwork in Naples 3. The Neapolitan Personal Style 4. Tragedies of Fellowship and Community 5. Family Life-Worlds 6. The Interpretation of Family Feeling 7. The Triumvirate of Want 8. Reactions to a Disordered World 9. Conclusion: The Poor of Naples and the World Underclass Epilogue: Return to Naples Notes Afterword: Dangerous Supplement, by Pellegrino D'Acierno and Stanislao Pugliese Index

The Broken Fountain

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    A Paperback / softback by Thomas Belmonte, Ida Susser, Pellegrino D'Acierno

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      Publisher: Columbia University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 13/04/2005
      ISBN13: 9780231133715, 978-0231133715
      ISBN10: 0231133715

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Offers vivid, literary descriptions of Fontana del Re, an impoverished Neapolitan neighborhood. This book documents the struggles of Neapolitans surrounded by crumbling buildings and economic insecurity. It details family dynamics as well as the workings of Naples's informal economy.

      Table of Contents
      Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: The Broken Fountain in Retrospect Foreword: The Anthropologist as Humanist, by Ida Susser 1. Paean to the City 2. Fieldwork in Naples 3. The Neapolitan Personal Style 4. Tragedies of Fellowship and Community 5. Family Life-Worlds 6. The Interpretation of Family Feeling 7. The Triumvirate of Want 8. Reactions to a Disordered World 9. Conclusion: The Poor of Naples and the World Underclass Epilogue: Return to Naples Notes Afterword: Dangerous Supplement, by Pellegrino D'Acierno and Stanislao Pugliese Index

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