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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... sometimes as much as 38 inches . It is estimated that the average date for the first frost is October 21 , and an extreme for the region is the end of September . The last frost occurs about April 13 , with extreme records for the first ...
... sometimes as much as 38 inches . It is estimated that the average date for the first frost is October 21 , and an extreme for the region is the end of September . The last frost occurs about April 13 , with extreme records for the first ...
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... sometimes include a hand - woven blanket in their gift . Sometimes the grandparents accompany the child's father and the kum to the priest's rectory , where the ceremony is performed . The priest pours water over the naked infant , and ...
... sometimes include a hand - woven blanket in their gift . Sometimes the grandparents accompany the child's father and the kum to the priest's rectory , where the ceremony is performed . The priest pours water over the naked infant , and ...
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... sometimes his is not really the best of all possible situations and reserves the privilege of criticizing it . On the one hand he boasts about how fine everything is , and on the other frequently offers two explanations for why things ...
... sometimes his is not really the best of all possible situations and reserves the privilege of criticizing it . On the one hand he boasts about how fine everything is , and on the other frequently offers two explanations for why things ...
Contents
The Setting | 1 |
Serbia and Orašac in the Nineteenth Century | 21 |
Orašac Village Today | 37 |
Copyright | |
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