This is the fascinating account of the people who live in the
central Italian city of Ascoli Piceno, city of one hundred towers,
and the surrounding villages and hilltowns. Lola Romanucci-Ross
describes the long and rich cultural heritage of these people and
their strategies for cultural and personal survival from both an
insider's and an outsider's perspective. In this innovative book,
the author goes beyond the newest approach in anthropology, most
frequently called reflexive ethnography, where the anthropologist
provides information on the researcher as well as the researched.
After years of anthropological research in diverse cultures of the
world, Romanucci-Ross returns to the town in Italy where her
Italian-American family came from. In Ascoli Piceno she is not only
anthropological researcher but also niece and aunt, cousin and
daughter; here the professional outsider with the insider's
perspective deals effectively with the parallax error inherent in
views of observer and observed in the anthropological
enterprise.
A beautifully written yet scholarly account of a vivid and
lively culture, this book is also a groundbreaking approach to the
ever-growing effort by anthropologists to overcome the limitations
that emerge from the separation between researcher and subjects.
Romanucci-Ross focuses on the families, their language, personal
and cultural identity, mythic thought, and magical thinking in the
negotiation of social and personal identity. Both the general
reader and professional anthropologists will find "One Hundred
TowerS" a source of stimulating ideas and valuable insight.
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 1991 |
First published: |
March 1991 |
Authors: |
Lola Romanucci-Ross
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
248 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-89789-250-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
0-89789-250-X |
Barcode: |
9780897892506 |
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