The Livelihood of Kin: Making Ends Meet "the Kentucky Way" - Softcover

Halperin, Rhoda H.

 
9780292746701: The Livelihood of Kin: Making Ends Meet "the Kentucky Way"
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0292746709 ISBN 13: 9780292746701
Publisher: University of Texas Press, 1991

Synopsis

Rural Appalachians in Kentucky call it "The Kentucky Way"-making a living by doing many kinds of paid and unpaid work and sharing their resources within extended family networks. In fact, these strategies are practiced by rural people in many parts of the world, but they have not been studied extensively in the United States. In The Livelihood of Kin, Rhoda Halperin undertakes a detailed exploration of this complex, family-oriented economy, showing how it promotes economic well-being and a sense of identity for the people who follow it.

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About the Author

Rhoda H. Halperin (1946–2009) was Chair of the Department of Anthropology at Montclair State from 2004–2009. She was also Professor Emerita, Department of Anthropology, at the University of Cincinnati.

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In The Livelihood of Kin, the author undertakes a detailed exploration of this complex, family-oriented economy, showing how it promotes economic well-being and a sense of identity for the people who follow it. It is making a living by doing many kinds of paid and unpaid work and sharing their resources within extended family networks.

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Publisher
University of Texas Press
Publication date
1991
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0292746709
ISBN 13 
9780292746701
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
199

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ISBN 10:  0292746695 ISBN 13:  9780292746695
Publisher: University of Texas Press, 1990
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