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Cosmos, Life, and Liturgy, in a Greek Orthodox Village
by Du Boulay,Juliet
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- 1st Greek Edition
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- 2009
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- Hardcover
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- 0978960712267
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Limni,Evvia,Greece: Denise Harvey, 2009 Book. New Book from Greece. Hardcover. 1st Greek Edition. In 1974 Juliet du Boulay published her first work, Portrait of a Greek Mountain Village, now considered a classic text for the anthropology of Modern Greece. This sequel, the fruit of a lifetime's reflection, adds new dimensions to this portrait, exploring the all-encompassing religious awareness of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Portrait of a Greek Mountain Village
by Du Boulay,Juliet
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- 9789607120052
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Limni,Evvia,Greece: Denise Harvey Book. New Book from Greece. Soft cover. Reprint. (New - will be sent to you direct from the publisher in Greece) fascinating for the student of Aegean history or of the contemporary, but now disappearing, Mediterranean way of life. The author distils her experiences as a traveller and knowledge as an anthropologist in this presentation… Read more about this item Item Price
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Cosmos, Life, and Liturgy, in a Greek Orthodox Village
by Du Boulay,Juliet
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- 1st Greek Edition
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- 2009
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- 0978960712250
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Limni,Evvia,Greece: Denise Harvey, 2009 Book. New Book from Greece. Soft cover. 1st Greek Edition. In 1974 Juliet du Boulay published her first work, Portrait of a Greek Mountain Village, now considered a classic text for the anthropology of Modern Greece. This sequel, the fruit of a lifetime's reflection, adds new dimensions to this portrait, exploring the all-encompassing religious awareness of… Read more about this item Item Price
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He Barbitsa kai he Skoura tes Lakedaimonos : Historia kai Laographia
by Roumeliotes, Potes Georgiou [Rumeliotes]
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- 1st Greek Edition
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- 1983
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Athens: P.G. Roumeliotes, 1983 Book. Good>Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Greek Edition. Comprehensive survey of the people and customs of the communities of Ampelakion and Skoura in Lakonia, Peloponnese. [includes a glossary of the local dialect] 655p. illus [B & W] Neat, tight unmarked copy, but the spine is damaged, else near fine. NOTE : Heavy volume [1.4 kg] [WorldCat… Read more about this item Item Price
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Watch your Manners in Greece
by Zampounis, Christos K
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- 1st Greek Edition.
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- 2003
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- 9789607952202
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Athens: Fereniki, 2003 Book. Illus. by translator: Christianna Lambrou. New. Soft cover. 1st Greek Edition.. "The reader will discover how to throw flowers at the "bouzoukia"without blinding the singers, how to not outstay his/her welcome when staying as a guest at somebody's house or yacht, how to flirt without receiving a dirty look or a slap from a hot-blooded Greek,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Poetics of Manhood : Contest and Identity in Cretan Mountain Village
by Herzfeld, Michael
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- 1985
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- 9780691102443
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Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1985 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). Reprint. 313 p, bibliography.index.. Item Price
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A Greek Island Cosmos : Kinship and community in Meganisi
by Just, Roger
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- First Thus
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- 2000
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- Paperback
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- 9780852552681
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Oxford: James Currey, 2000 Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Thus. "Meganisi is one of the smallest and most remote of the Greek Ionian islands . [this book ].reveals the historical dynamism of what appears at first sight to be a forgotten backwater. The villages of Meganisi are also .tightly-knit communities, and this detailed ethnographic study explores the basis on which… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Komboloi And Its History
by Evangelinos, Aris
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- 1st Greek Ed..
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- 2000
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- 9789608627116
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Nauplion, Greece: Komboloi Museum, 2000 Book. New. French Wraps. 1st Greek Ed... The story of Prayer beads in many countries and the travels of Aris Evangelinos as he travels through out the East - in particular a fascinating account of the significance of Greek worry beads , published by the Komboloi Museum 158p. illus. Item Price
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Bridges/Fences: Some Thoughts Exploring Boundaries Between Person and Person, People and People, and Cultural Differences Between England and Crete
by Greger, Sonia
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- 1st Edition
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- 1995
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- 9780952263029
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Gorgona Books, 1995 Book. Illus. by Joseph Fistanakis. New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. "Some thoughts exploring boundaries between person and person, people and people, and cultural differences between England and Crete." 100p. illus. Item Price
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The Greek Idea: The Formation of National and Transnational Identities
by Koundoura, Maria
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- First Edition.
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- 2007
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- Hardcover
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- 9781845114879
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London: Tauris Academic Studies, 2007 Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition.. International Library of Political Studies (Volume 22) "How do those living in diaspora form their own national and transnational identity? The Greek Idea offers a new critical paradigm from which to explore these identities. Drawing upon postcolonial theory, Maria Koundoura addresses and analyzes the cultural material that produced Greeces representation… Read more about this item Item Price
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Foreign Women in Greece
by Multi-national Women's Liberation Group
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- 1979
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Athens: Denise Harvey, 1979 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Rev Ed.. Useful guide for foreign women with information on community services, marriage, citizenship, family law, adjustment, education, employment, language, housing, children's eduction, cross-cultural children - all kinds of useful advice. (now rather dated bacause of many legislative and social changes, but a snapshot of Greece c.1979) 109p. Very good (some… Read more about this item Item Price
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Culture Smart! Greece: A Quick Guide to Customs And Etiquette
by Buhayer, Constantine
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- Rev Ed.
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- 2006
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- 9781857333695
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United Kingdom: Kuperard Pub, 2006 Book. New. Soft cover. Rev Ed.. Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Letters from Lassithi (1984 to 1993 ) A Decade of Development in Cretan Mountains
by Greger,Sonia
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- First Edition
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- 1993
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- 9780952263012
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Crewe (UK): Gorgona Books, 1993 Book. New. Soft cover. First Edition. "People of the Lassithi plateau of Crete, mountain farmers or shepherds, are adapting to their roles as Grekas and Europeans. Open to new constraints and opportunities, offering hospitality to tourists from all over the world, they remain "Lassithiots". Anthropologist Sonia Greger has spent ten years finding out how they… Read more about this item Item Price
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Surviving Greek Bureaucracy : A Cradle-to-Grave Guide to the State
by Tzilivakis, Kathy & Nellas, Demetris
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- 1st Greek Ed..
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- 2007
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- Paperback
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- 9789608920040
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Athens: Athens News, 2007 Book. New. Soft cover. 1st Greek Ed... Do I need a residence permit? How do I register a newborn? Who is eligible for military service? Can anyone marry in an Orthodox church? How should I draft a will? These are just some of hundreds of questions answered in Surviving Greek Bureaucracy, a guide to almost every… Read more about this item Item Price
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Blue Ribbons,Bitter Bread : The Life of Joice Nankivell Loch
by De Vries, Susanna
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- 1st. Australian Ed..
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- 2000
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- 9780868066912
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Sydney, Australia: Hale & Iremonger, 2000 Book. New. Trade Paperback. 1st. Australian Ed... Joice Nankivell was born in Australia and during her long and eventful life was in Ireland during the troubles, joined with her husband Stanley Loch in the Quaker missions that were sent to help the Polish devastated by World War I, and then to Greece to assist… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mediterranean Countrymen: Essays in the Social Anthropology of the Mediterranean
by Pitt-Rivers, Julian [ed]
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- First Edition.
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- 1963
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- Hardcover
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- 9780837195261
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Paris: Mouton & Co, 1963 Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. A collection of essays by various scholars assembled after a conference held in 1959 at Burg Wartenstein. Among other articles it includes "The kindred in a Greek Mountain Community by J.K.Campbell; "Some aspects of dowry and inheritance in Boeotia " by Ernestine Friedl; "Inheritance and Dowry in classical Athens" by… Read more about this item Item Price
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Contested Identities : Gender and Kinship in Modern Greece
by Loizos, Peter & Papataxiarchis, Evthymios (Eds.)
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- As New
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- 1st.US Ed..
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- 1991
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- Paperback
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- 9780691028590
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New Jersey: Princeton U.P., 1991 Book. As New. Original Wraps. 1st.US Ed... In this collection leading anthropologists provide a comprehensive yet highly nuanced view of what it means to be a Greek man or woman, married or unmarried, functioning within a complex society based on kinship ties. Exploring the ways in which sexual identity is constructed, these authors discuss, for… Read more about this item Item Price
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It's All Greece to Me
by Ross, John F.L.
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- New Book from Greece
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- 1st Greek Ed..
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- 2004
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- Paperback
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- 9789608639508
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Athens: Athens News, 2004 Book. New Book from Greece. Soft cover. 1st Greek Ed... " Greece is a country famed worldwide for its physical beauty, wealth of antiquities and other vestiges of its unsurpassed ancient civilisation. Yet despite over ten million annual visitors and an open and inviting culture, modern Greece is not an easy country for outsiders to understand… Read more about this item Item Price
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Greece - Hut and Highrise
by Anthony, Anne
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- Used - Very Good+
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- 1st Greek Edition
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- 1971
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- Paperback
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Athens: Anne Anthony, 1971 Book. Very Good+. Original Wraps. Signed by Author(s). 1st Greek Edition. Informed and very interesting. "The narrative describes charactersitics of the country and people of Greece, tells something of their culture. The book covers a twelvemonth's journey in Greece. The reader may therefore see the country in all seasons, witnessing some of the people's religious and… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Greeks : Dilemma Between Past and Present
by Zotos,Stephanos
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- Used - Fine
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- 1st.US Ed..
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- 1969
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- Hardcover
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New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1969 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st.US Ed... "A portrait of the manners, morals, habits qualities and defects of tody'a Hellenes" The author casts a skeptical as well as sypathetic eye on his fellow Greeks (written just as the Junta took control in 1967) 120p. index (bookplate inside cover). Item Price
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