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This Was San Francisco
de Oscar Lewis
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- First
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- Aceptable/Near Fine
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Saint Charles, Illinois, United States
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New York: David McKay Company, Inc, 1962. First. Fine/Near Fine. A fine copy in brown cloth with gilt titles on spine Inscribed by author on half title to George E Steinmetz, a well-known California collector No other marks or damage at all Unclipped DJ has very slight edge wear
Oscar Lewis (1914 â€" 1970) was an American anthropologist He is best known for his vivid depictions of the lives of slum dwellers and his argument that a cross-generational culture of poverty transcends national boundaries Lewis contended that the cultural similarities occurred because they were "common adaptations to common problems" and that "the culture of poverty is both an adaptation and a reaction of the poor classes to their marginal position in a class-stratified, highly individualistic, capitalistic society" He won the 1967 US National Book Award in Science, Philosophy and Religion for La vida: a Puerto Rican family in the culture of poverty--San Juan and New York 291 pp.
Oscar Lewis (1914 â€" 1970) was an American anthropologist He is best known for his vivid depictions of the lives of slum dwellers and his argument that a cross-generational culture of poverty transcends national boundaries Lewis contended that the cultural similarities occurred because they were "common adaptations to common problems" and that "the culture of poverty is both an adaptation and a reaction of the poor classes to their marginal position in a class-stratified, highly individualistic, capitalistic society" He won the 1967 US National Book Award in Science, Philosophy and Religion for La vida: a Puerto Rican family in the culture of poverty--San Juan and New York 291 pp.
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- Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA)
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- AA1139
- Título
- This Was San Francisco
- Autor
- Oscar Lewis
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First
- Editorial
- David McKay Company, Inc
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1962
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
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Saint Charles, Illinois
Sobre Stanley Louis Remarkable Books (IOBA)
Seller of high quality books and ephemera, emphasizing older and unusual items, such as signed or association copies. I try to offer the kind of books, at fair prices, that appeal to me, hoping that they will appeal to others also.
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