Semiotics of Peasants in Transition

Name: Semiotics of Peasants in Transition
Brand: Duke University Press
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By Irene Portis-Winner

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In Semiotics of Peasants in Transition Irene Portis-Winner examines the complexities of ethnic identity in a traditional Slovene village with unique ties to an American city. At once an investigation into a particular anthropological situation and a theoretical exploration of the semiotics of ethnic culture-in this case a culture permeated by transnational influences-Semiotics of Peasants in Transition describes the complex relationships that have existed between and among the villagers remaining in Slovenia and those who, throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, emigrated to Cleveland, Ohio.Describing a process of continuous and enduring interaction between these geographically separate communities, Portis-Winner explains how, for instance, financial assistance from the emigrants enabled their Slovenian hometown to survive the economic depressions of the 1890s and 1930s. She also analyzes the extent to which memories, rituals, myths, and traditional activities from Slovenia have sustained their Cleveland relatives. The result is a unique anthropological investigation into the signifying practices of a strongly cohesive-yet geographically split-ethnic group, as well as an illuminating application of semiotic analyses to communities and the complex problems they face.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 202
Release Date:: 2002-07-01
Publication Date:: 2002-07-01
Publisher:: Duke University Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0822328410
ISBN13:: 9780822328414
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 336 g
Height:: 152 cm
Width:: 229 cm
Thickness:: 12 cm

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