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Americans in Tuscany : charity, compassion, and belonging /

Since the time of the Grand Tour, the Italian region of Tuscany has sustained a highly visible American and Anglo migrant community. Today American women continue to migrate there, many in order to marry Italian men. Confronted with experiences of social exclusion, unfamiliar family relations, and n...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Trundle, Catherine
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Berghahn Books, 2014.
Colección:New directions in anthropology ; v. 36.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I Framing Charity and Migration; Chapter 1 A Civilized Journey; Part II Forging Charitable Communities; Chapter 2 Intimate Lives and the Art of Belonging; Chapter 3 Food, Community and Incorporation Work; Chapter 4 Ethical Engagement; Part III The Moral Work of Charity; Chapter 5 'Getting the Work Done', or an Ethos of Disinterested Equality; Chapter 6 Compassion and Empathy without Understanding; Chapter 7 Accountability, Cynicism and Hope; Epilogue Charity, Reflexivity, Belonging; Notes; Bibliography; Index