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A House Of My Own: Social Organization In The Squatter Settlements Of Lima, Peru
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
SKU: DADAX0816507619
ISBN : 9780816507610
Condition : New
SKU: DADAX0816507619
ISBN : 9780816507610
Condition : New
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A fairly comprehensive monograph, highly suitable for classroom use, that offers a wide range of information fit into traditional anthropological categories. . . . an interesting study of cultural integrity and pattern in a setting of what appears to be complex sociopolitical chaos. —American Anthropologist
Whether or not one accepts Susan Lobo's optimistic analysis, her ability to translate the apparent chaos of shanty-town lives into such neat patterns and to help outsiders view life as the inhabitants do are important contributions. —Inter-American Review of Bibliography
An extremely competent ethnography, simple and straightforward. —Anthropos
A pleasure to read, a mine of information which will be useful in teaching students to formulate their own hypotheses. —International Journal of Urban & Regional Research
Very well written and provides a great wealth of the liveliest sort of ethnographic detail. —Latin American Research Review
Lobo's study of two squatter settlements in Lima provides a solid, well-written, detailed, traditional ethnography of poor families in a Third World urban setting. —Hispanic American Historical Review
This well-written account . . . has a lot of heart and feeling for the human face of the urban poor. —International Migration Review
Whether or not one accepts Susan Lobo's optimistic analysis, her ability to translate the apparent chaos of shanty-town lives into such neat patterns and to help outsiders view life as the inhabitants do are important contributions. —Inter-American Review of Bibliography
An extremely competent ethnography, simple and straightforward. —Anthropos
A pleasure to read, a mine of information which will be useful in teaching students to formulate their own hypotheses. —International Journal of Urban & Regional Research
Very well written and provides a great wealth of the liveliest sort of ethnographic detail. —Latin American Research Review
Lobo's study of two squatter settlements in Lima provides a solid, well-written, detailed, traditional ethnography of poor families in a Third World urban setting. —Hispanic American Historical Review
This well-written account . . . has a lot of heart and feeling for the human face of the urban poor. —International Migration Review
Product dimensions : 9x0.6x6 inches
Product weight : 0.4 pounds
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