The Broken Fountain

Twenty-fifth Anniversary Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-231-13371-5
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 230 mm x 156 mm, Gewicht: 392 g

As Ida Susser writes in reference to Belmonte's Broken Fountain, "good ethnographies have long lives." This classic of urban anthropology, one of the most acclaimed ethnographies of recent years, offers vivid, literary descriptions of Fontana del Re, an impoverished Neapolitan neighborhood. Belmonte documents the struggles of Neapolitans surrounded by crumbling buildings and economic insecurity. He details family dynamics as well as the working of Naples's informal economy, the day-to-day struggle for economic subsistence, and the intermittent begging and thieving of the young. Taking us from the bustling, vibrant, and gritty streets and alleyways of Naples to the kitchen tables of poor Neapolitan homes, Belmonte resists simplistic depictions of the poor. Instead, he presents subtle, compelling portraits and analyses that capture the emotional, social, and economic lives of his subjects.

In addition to the continuing relevance of his insights into the effects of poverty, Belmonte's willingness to reflect on his own reactions and emotions while in the field has influenced a generation of scholars. In The Broken Fountain, he poignantly describes the experience of living alone in a strange urban environment and his interactions with the residents of Fontana del Re.

This edition includes a foreword by Ida Susser and an afterword by Pellegrino D'Acierno and Stanislao G. Pugliese.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Belmonte, Thomas

Weitere Mitwirkende

Susser, Ida

D'Acierno, Pellegrino

Pugliese, Stanislao

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophische Anthropologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Politische Ethnologie, Recht, Organisation, Identität
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Broken Fountain in RetrospectForeword: The Anthropologist as Humanist, by Ida Susser1. Paean to the City2. Fieldwork in Naples3. The Neapolitan Personal Style4. Tragedies of Fellowship and Community5. Family Life-Worlds6. The Interpretation of Family Feeling7. The Triumvirate of Want8. Reactions to a Disordered World9. Conclusion: The Poor of Naples and theWorld UnderclassEpilogue: Return to NaplesNotesAfterword: Dangerous Supplement, by Pellegrino D'Acierno and Stanislao PuglieseIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Thomas Belmonte was a professor of anthropology at Hofstra University. Ida Susser is professor of anthropology at the CUNY Graduate Center. Her books include Norman Street: Poverty and Politics in an Urban Neighborhood; The Castells Reader on Cities and Social Theory; and Wounded Cities: Destruction and Reconstruction in a Globalized World.