"A fairly comprehensive monograph, highly suitable for classroom use, that offers a wide range of information fit into traditional anthropological categories. . . . an interesting study of cultural integrity and pattern in a setting of what appears to be complex sociopolitical chaos." --American Anthropologist "Whether or not one accepts Susan Lobo's optimistic analysis, her ability to translate the apparent chaos of shanty-town lives into such neat patterns and to help outsiders view life as the inhabitants do are ...
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"A fairly comprehensive monograph, highly suitable for classroom use, that offers a wide range of information fit into traditional anthropological categories. . . . an interesting study of cultural integrity and pattern in a setting of what appears to be complex sociopolitical chaos." --American Anthropologist "Whether or not one accepts Susan Lobo's optimistic analysis, her ability to translate the apparent chaos of shanty-town lives into such neat patterns and to help outsiders view life as the inhabitants do are important contributions." --Inter-American Review of Bibliography "An extremely competent ethnography, simple and straightforward." --Anthropos "A pleasure to read, a mine of information which will be useful in teaching students to formulate their own hypotheses." --International Journal of Urban & Regional Research "Very well written and provides a great wealth of the liveliest sort of ethnographic detail." --Latin American Research Review "Lobo's study of two squatter settlements in Lima provides a solid, well-written, detailed, traditional ethnography of poor families in a Third World urban setting." --Hispanic American Historical Review "This well-written account . . . has a lot of heart and feeling for the human face of the urban poor." --International Migration Review
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Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. With dust jacket. 190 p. Contains: Illustrations. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Good. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).
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Very Good+ 0816507619. Softcover is red with white lettering on front and spine. Pages are clean and tight, no markings. Illustrated with 25 b/w photographs and 8 b/w figures. 3rd printing, from 1986. Sections are: foreword; arrival in Lima; Squatter Settlements; Social Network; bibliography; index.; B&W Illustrations; 1.76 x 9.02 x 6.11 Inches; xix, 190 pages; Cover has light shelf wear, some bumping, rubbing/scuffing; sunning on spine.
