Corsican Fragments: Difference, Knowledge, and Fieldwork Contributor(s): Candea, Matei (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253221935 ISBN-13: 9780253221933 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | Western Europe - General |
Dewey: 944.99 |
LCCN: 2009051157 |
Series: New Anthropologies of Europe (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 216 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Cultural Region - Mediterranean |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The island of Corsica has long been a popular destination for travelers in search of the European exotic, but it has also been a focus of French concerns about national unity and identity. Today, Corsica is part of a vibrant Franco-Mediterranean social universe. Starting from an ethnographic study in a Corsican village, Corsican Fragments explores nationalism, language, kinship, and place, as well as popular discourses and concerns about violence, migration, and society. Matei Candea traces ideas about inclusion and exclusion through these different realms, as Corsicans, Continentals, tourists, and the anthropologist make and unmake connections with one another in their everyday encounters. Candea's evocative and gracefully written account provides new insights into the dilemmas of understanding cultural difference and the difficulties and rewards of fieldwork. |