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Social Science, Anthropology, and History

La Vida by Oscar Lewis

La Vida by Oscar Lewis

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A National Book Award-Winning Study of Poverty in San Juan and New York

Winner of the 1967 National Book Award for Nonfiction, anthropologist Oscar Lewis presents an in-depth field study of a Puerto Rican family across San Juan slums and New York City apartments. Lewis records tape-recorded first-person oral histories from matriarch Fernanda Ríos, her adult children, and extended family members.

The text documents urban survival strategies, informal economies, family dynamics, and migration patterns between Puerto Rico and mainland America during the 1960s.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Oscar Lewis provides raw tape-recorded oral histories, urban anthropology field data, and 1960s Puerto Rican migration records. An indispensable landmark text for sociology students, urban historians, and Latin American studies readers.

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Binding: Paperback

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Publisher: Vintage Books

Pages: 669

Author:

  • Oscar Lewis

Language: English

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