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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Page 143
... course of action hand - kissing has been replaced by a nodded greeting and simply the words " ljubim ruku " ( I kiss your hand ) . One villager , today the head of a household of eight members , including a son and several grandchildren ...
... course of action hand - kissing has been replaced by a nodded greeting and simply the words " ljubim ruku " ( I kiss your hand ) . One villager , today the head of a household of eight members , including a son and several grandchildren ...
Page 203
... course . By the time villagers have reached forty they are respected as elders by younger people ; a man is called čiča , a general term for uncle , and may start carry- ing a cane when he goes to market , as a symbol of his advanced ...
... course . By the time villagers have reached forty they are respected as elders by younger people ; a man is called čiča , a general term for uncle , and may start carry- ing a cane when he goes to market , as a symbol of his advanced ...
Page 209
... course to be- come a mechanic . He finished the course and got a diploma as a skilled worker . He was then called to serve his term in the army . He proved him- self a good soldier , and today he has left all this and has become a good ...
... course to be- come a mechanic . He finished the course and got a diploma as a skilled worker . He was then called to serve his term in the army . He proved him- self a good soldier , and today he has left all this and has become a good ...
Contents
The Setting | 1 |
Serbia and Orašac in the Nineteenth Century | 21 |
Orašac Village Today | 37 |
Copyright | |
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