Corsican fragments : difference, knowledge, and fieldwork / Matei Candea.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Candea, Matei.

Series:

New anthropologies of Europe.

New anthropologies of Europe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--France--Corsica.

Ethnology.

Kinship--France--Corsica.

Kinship.

National characteristics, French.

Corsica (France)--Social life and customs.

Corsica (France).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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."--Books.google.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Prologue: Roadmap

1 Arbitrary Location

2 Mystery

3 Place

4 Things

5 People

6 Languages

7 Knowing

8 Anonymous Introduction

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-81830-9

9786612818301

0-253-00453-5

OCLC:

657691682