Corsican Fragments: Difference, Knowledge, and Fieldwork
by Matei Candea
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. Presenting an ethnographic study of a Corsican village, this title explores nationalism, language, kinship, and place.
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English
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Publisher Description
Difference Knowledge and Fieldwork. Insiders and outsiders in Corsica.
Notes
Insiders and outsiders in Corsica
Author Biography
Matei Candea is Lecturer in Social Anthropology at Durham University. He is editor of The Social after Gabriel Tarde: Debates and Assessments.
Table of 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
Review
"A book of extraordinary brilliance, compelling honesty and logic, and rich insight." Michael Herzfeld
Review Quote
"Overall, this is a stimulating and eloquently written book that highlights, with subtle examples, the complex interplay between fixity and fluidity in discourses and practices of identification." -Anthropos
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