Oscar Lewis
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A pioneering work from a visionary anthropologist, The Children of Sánchez is hailed around the world as a watershed achievement in the study of poverty a uniquely intimate investigation, as poignant today as when it was first published. It is the epic story of the Sánchez family, told entirely by its members Jesús, the 50-year-old patriarch, and his four adult children as their lives unfold in the México City slum they call home. Weaving together...
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This is a book of very broad scope about a single Mexican village. Tepoztlan, the village, is placed on a time line that extends from the tenth century A.D. and the Toltec Empire, to the present; from legendary history to contemporary anthropological observation. The main focus of the book is upon life as it is lived today in this village, typical of many, by the Mexican peasant. Economics, intrafamily relationships, and the life cycle are described...
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This volume takes a look at the death of Guadalupe, the maternal aunt and the closest blood relative of the Sa?nchez children, the family that the author/anthropologist made central to his vivid depictions of the lives of slum dwellers. Guadalupe played a central role in the Sa?nchez family. This book is based upon interviews with her nephews and niece, Manuel, Roberto, and Consuelo Sa?nchez. It presents three views of their aunt's death, wake, and...