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It's an anthropology book. This guy went to a poor town in Italy and lived among the people, and wrote this book about it.
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The Broken Fountain
The Broken Fountain
Author:
Belmonte describes life in an impoverished Naples, Italy, neighborhood, where casual criminality and anger set the tone.
Author:
Belmonte describes life in an impoverished Naples, Italy, neighborhood, where casual criminality and anger set the tone.
ISBN-13: 9780231045438
ISBN-10: 0231045433
Publication Date: 4/15/1979
Pages: 151
Edition: Enlarged 2nd
Rating: ?
ISBN-10: 0231045433
Publication Date: 4/15/1979
Pages: 151
Edition: Enlarged 2nd
Rating: ?
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Publisher: Columbia University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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"In a book of uncommon eloquence, Mr. Belmonte . . . has drawn a series of unsparing portraits showing us how these people live."
New York Times Book Review
"At a time when we have so much difficulty understanding poverty in our own country, it is interesting to look at some other country's poor, to examine their anger and frustration."
Anatole Broyard, New York Times
"The description is rich, thoughtful, perceptive and moving."
Paul Littlewood, Urban Studies
New York Times Book Review
"At a time when we have so much difficulty understanding poverty in our own country, it is interesting to look at some other country's poor, to examine their anger and frustration."
Anatole Broyard, New York Times
"The description is rich, thoughtful, perceptive and moving."
Paul Littlewood, Urban Studies
Genres:
- Nonfiction >> Social Sciences >> Anthropology >> Cultural
- Nonfiction >> Social Sciences >> Sociology >> General
