Displaying 1 of 1 1975 Format: Book Author: Lewis, Oscar, 1914-1970. Title: Five families : Mexican case studies in the culture of poverty / Oscar Lewis ; with a new introduction by Margaret Mead ; foreward by Oliver La Farge. Publisher, Date: New York : Basic Books, ©1975. Description: xiv, 351 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm Summary: One of the truly seminal works in modern cultural anthropology, Five Families is a dramatic and forceful account of the men, women, and children of five Mexican families and the impoverished communities in which they live. Series: Harper torchbooks ; TB5037 Harper torchbooks ; 5037. Subjects: Families -- Mexico -- Case studies. Poverty -- Mexico -- Case studies. Mexico -- Social conditions -- Case studies. Mexico -- Economic conditions -- Case studies. Mexico -- Social conditions. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 351). Contents: Introduction by Margaret Mead -- Foreword by Oliver La Farge -- The Setting -- A Day in a Mexican Village: the Martinez family -- The Casa Grande: the Gomez family -- Street of the Bakers: the Gutierrez family -- On the Edge of Mexico City: the Sanchez family -- Lomas de Chapultepec: the Castro family. LCCN: 59010644 ISBN: 0465097057 9780465097050 0465097057 Other Number: 3155523 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 60229 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 309.172 Lewis Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
