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Birkitts Books presents ... The Presence of the Past in a Spanish Village (Princeton Legacy Library) ISBN: 0691028664 Author: Behar, Ruth Publisher: Princeton University Press Release Date: 1991-10-23 Seller Category: History Qty Available: 1 Condition: Used: Very Good Sku: 250927008 Notes: Minor shelf wear, binding tight, rear cover is creased as well as several pages corners, pages clean and unmarked. Alive with the voices of both historical and contemporary villagers, this study of a northern Spanish community shows how the residents of Santa Maria del Monte have acted together at critical times to ensure the survival of their tradi-tional forms of social organization. The survival of these forms has allowed the villagers, in turn, to weather demographic, political, and economic crises over the centuries. Through case studies gathered in the course of fieldwork and tex-tual analysis of local family and council documents, Ruth Behar brings a new level of historicity to ethnography. "That peasant communities struggle over many generations to defend and re-define their traditions is one of the many lessons to be found in Santa Maria del Monte, an impressive foray into historical ethnography." ?James S. Amelang, The New York Times Book Review "One should read this book with leisure, to savor the emotive beauty of Ruth Behar's encounter with the enduring way of life of a village in northern Spain. . . . [The work] promises to become a classic." ?Richard Herr, Agricultural History .. anthropologists, historians, rural sociologists, and students of culture and power have much to draw from this finely textured book." ?Gary W. McDonogh, Ethnohistory "This lucidly written and beautifully produced work, which includes stunning photographs taken by the author, deserves a wide circulation among students of European peasantries." ?Peter Sahlins, Journal of Social History Ruth Behar is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Women's Studies at the University of Michigan. Originally published as Santa Maria del Monte Cover photograph by Ruth Behar . Don't forget to check out other great deals in our Store!!