1st Edition

The Hard People Rivalry, Sympathy and Social Structure in an Alpine Valley

By Patrick Heady Copyright 1999

    Heady draws on both participant observation and interviews with older informants to trace the effects of recent exogenous technological and institutional changes, and the way local people have responded to them. His findings relate to such themes of recent history as nationalism, regionalism and anti-clericalism; and contribute to the theoretical debate on the relevance of structuralist anthropology to European societies.

    Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Practical Organisation of Village Life; Chapter 3 Rivalry and Cohesion: Envy, Sympathy and Divergent Fortunes; Chapter 4 Communication, Strength and Boundaries; Chapter 5 Property, Work and Sacrifice; Chapter 6 Marriage and Village Unity; Chapter 7 Social Relationships and Nature Symbolism; Chapter 8 Stability and Change: Carnian Society as a Feedback Mechanism; Chapter 9 Regional Identity and Nationalism; Chapter 10 Conclusion;

    Biography

    Heady, Patrick