Factions, Friends and Feasts
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Factions, Friends and Feasts

Anthropological Perspectives on the Mediterranean

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Factions, Friends and Feasts

Anthropological Perspectives on the Mediterranean

About this book

Drawing on field research in Malta, Sicily and among Italian emigrants in Canada, this book explores the social influence of the Mediterranean climate and the legacy of ethnic and religious conflict from the past five decades. Case studies illustrate the complexity of daily life not only in the region but also in more remote academe, by analysing the effects of fierce family loyalty, emigration and the social consequences of factionalism, patronage and the friends-of-friends networks that are widespread in the region. Several chapters discuss the social and environmental impact of mass tourism, how locals cope, and the paradoxical increase in religious pageantry and public celebrations. The discussions echo changes in the region and the related development of the author's own interests and engagement with prevailing issues through his career.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Dedication
  4. CONTENTS
  5. LIST OF TABLES
  6. LIST OF FIGURES
  7. INTRODUCTION
  8. CHAPTER 1 SEASONAL VARIATIONS ON SOME MEDITERRANEAN THEMES
  9. CHAPTER 2 UNHEALED SCARS: RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY AROUND THE MEDITERRANEAN
  10. CHAPTER 3 FACTIONS, PARTIES AND POLITICS IN A MALTESE VILLAGE
  11. CHAPTER 4 POVERTY AND POLITICS IN A SICILIAN AGRO-TOWN
  12. CHAPTER 5 THE ITALIANS OF MONTREAL
  13. CHAPTER 6 THE PLACE OF NON-CORPORATE GROUPS
  14. CHAPTER 7 TOWARDS A SOCIOLOGY OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
  15. CHAPTER 8 BEYOND THE COMMUNITY: SOCIAL PROCESS IN EUROPE
  16. CHAPTER 9 OF MEN AND MARBLES: RECONSIDERING FACTIONALISM
  17. CHAPTER 10 WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING OUT: REFLECTIONS ON THE DECLINE OF PATRONAGE IN MALTA
  18. CHAPTER 11 RITUAL AND TOURISM: CULTURE BY THE POUND?
  19. CHAPTER 12 REVITALIZING EUROPEAN RITUALS
  20. CHAPTER 13 ‘BUT WE LIVE HERE!’ PERSPECTIVES ON CULTURAL TOURISM
  21. CHAPTER 14 INSIDERS AND OUTSIDERS: MASS TOURISM IN SOUTHERN EUROPE
  22. CHAPTER 15 TOURISTS, DEVELOPERS AND CIVIL SOCIETY
  23. CHAPTER 16 ON PREDICTING THE FUTURE: SECOND THOUGHTS ON THE DECLINE OFF EASTS AND PATRONS
  24. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  25. INDEX