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Five families; Mexican case studies in the culture of poverty

by Oscar Lewis, Oscar Lewis (anthropologist), Oscar Lewis, Oscar Lewis, oscar lewis

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One of the truly seminal works in modern cultural anthropology, Five Families is a dramatic and forceful account of the men, women, and children of five Mexican families and the impoverished communities in which they live.

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