An edition of Strangers no more (1978)

Strangers No More

Anthropological studies of Cat Island, the Bahamas ; report of an ethnographic research project conducted in 1977

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An edition of Strangers no more (1978)

Strangers No More

Anthropological studies of Cat Island, the Bahamas ; report of an ethnographic research project conducted in 1977

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Anthropological studies of Cat Island, the Bahamas; report of an ethnographic research project, carried out by undergraduate students from the Department of Anthropology, at Ithaca College, under the mentorship of Professor Joel S. Savishinsky, and conducted in 1977.

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English
Pages
349

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Table of Contents

The Cat Island Research Project and the nature of group anthropology / Joel Savinshinsky
Descriptive essays on Cat Island culture
A day in the life of Bramley / Jonathan Levey
The Manleys, a family biography / Lynda Griffin
The Stevens family compound / Lynn Baikie
Farming on Cat Island / Jane Finkelstein
The role of corn on Cat Island / Morey Phippen
Bahamian fishing styles / Eric Amrine
The art of Bahamian boat building / James Katzenstein
The role of domesticated animals in a Cat Island community / John Richard Frank
Plaiting : an island craft / Beth Gelda
Bush medicine on Cat Island / Marta Rubenstein
The contract, "The Project", and work experiences / David Greenberg
Analytic studies of Cat Island society
Dyadic relationships within the Bahamian family / Beth Gelda and Lynda Griffin
Childhood socialization on Cat Island / David Greenberg and Jonathan Levey
Bahamian women : their sources of value and power / Marta Rubenstein
Kinship, society, and poverty on Cat Island / Morey Phippen and Jane Finkelstein
Alcohol consumption on Cat Island / James Katzenstein
Personal essays on the experience of anthropology
After-hours at the Sandstone Bar / Beth Gelda
On being white / Lynda Griffin
Perception and self-perception in anthropology / Marta Rubenstein
Fieldwork as social and emotional involvement / Jane Finkelstein
The Baptist experience / Morey Phippen
Inside the house : reflections on a group experience / Eric Amrine
The label of tourist / David Greenberg
Father-figures and fieldwork / John Richard Frank
My experiences at a Bahamian funeral : my thoughts and feelings, my insights and blunders / Jonathan Levey.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Contributors were Ithaca College faculty and students.

Published in
Ithaca, N.Y
Copyright Date
1978

Contributors

Author
Jonathan Levey, et al

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Format
Paperback
Pagination
vi, 349 p. :
Number of pages
349
Dimensions
9 x 6 x .75 inches

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OL23317772M

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