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Within the Circle
Andrea B. Rugh
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Description for Within the Circle
Paperback. The author contrasts her experiences as an American mother raising three independent, self-sufficient boys with the experiences of village parents striving to form a closely-knit family unit. The result is a uniquely intimate account of family life and child rearing in Middle Eastern society. Series: History & Society of the Modern Middle East. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JFC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
When American anthropologist Andrea Rugh rented a room in a small Syrian village, hoping to find time to finish a book she was writing, she never expected to be drawn so deeply into the lives of her neighbors. But she developed close friendships with two households-those of her landlady and her landlady's sister. For eight months Rugh observed and wrote about the lives of these two families and their ten children. The result is a uniquely intimate account of family life and child rearing in Middle Eastern society. Within the Circle is a detailed, vividly crafted portrait of families ... Read more
When American anthropologist Andrea Rugh rented a room in a small Syrian village, hoping to find time to finish a book she was writing, she never expected to be drawn so deeply into the lives of her neighbors. But she developed close friendships with two households-those of her landlady and her landlady's sister. For eight months Rugh observed and wrote about the lives of these two families and their ten children. The result is a uniquely intimate account of family life and child rearing in Middle Eastern society. Within the Circle is a detailed, vividly crafted portrait of families ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
History & Society of the Modern Middle East
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231106795
SKU
V9780231106795
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About Andrea B. Rugh
ANDREA B. RUGH is an independent consultant and scholar who has lived and worked for more than twenty years in the Middle East.
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