Book

Rainbow in the rock: the people of rural Greece

Harvard University Press • Cambridge • Published In 1962 • Pages:

By: Sanders, Irwin Taylor.

Abstract

This is an important general work in English on Greek village life. It deals with the culture of rural villagers on the mainland of Greece, but also contains some limited data on the island and urban Greeks. The subject coverage is comprehensive, although there is relatively little on material culture. The treatment is divided into five parts: the first is concerned with human and cultural geography; the second with various aspects of land tenure and use, agriculture and herding; the third with the family, including women's activities and the life cycle; the fourth with the community, including mutual aid and cooperatives, the coffeehouse, school, religion, local government, and the village community; and the fifth with change, including social change in rural Greece and the social consequences of foreign aid. In addition to his own fieldwork, Sanders made use of many other sources of information, including much unpublished data.

HRAF PubDate

2003

Region

Europe

Sub Region

Southeastern Europe

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Sociologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle ; 1965-1966

Field Date

1952-1959

Coverage Date

ca. 1900-1950s

Coverage Place

Greece

Notes

Irwin Taylor Sanders

Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-333) and index

Notes to the text will be found on pages 335-355

LCCN

62007337

LCSH

Greece