A Serbian VillageColumbia University Press, 1958 - 325 pages A condensed version of the author's doctoral dissertation published in 1956 under title: Social and cultural change in a Serbian village. |
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... never completely perfected did not turn out to be a handicap . Written material was a source of supplementary information . Several essay contests were held for the school children , and the winners were given small prizes . They wrote ...
... never completely perfected did not turn out to be a handicap . Written material was a source of supplementary information . Several essay contests were held for the school children , and the winners were given small prizes . They wrote ...
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... never had the courage to go to bed before Grandma because I was afraid that Grandpa would kill her . I loved her more than my own mother because I never lived with my mother . When Grandpa came he started shouting and beating Grandma ...
... never had the courage to go to bed before Grandma because I was afraid that Grandpa would kill her . I loved her more than my own mother because I never lived with my mother . When Grandpa came he started shouting and beating Grandma ...
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... never refer to events by the formal calendar but use the one most prac- tical for their means : the dates when the first snow falls , when the grapes ripen , when Branko returned from the war , and when Slobodanka's baby is due are all ...
... never refer to events by the formal calendar but use the one most prac- tical for their means : the dates when the first snow falls , when the grapes ripen , when Branko returned from the war , and when Slobodanka's baby is due are all ...
Contents
The Setting | 1 |
Serbia and Orašac in the Nineteenth Century | 21 |
Peasant Plowing with Cows BY BRANKO SEVENTH GRADE | 28 |
Copyright | |
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