The Children of Sanchez : Autobiography of a Mexican Family
by Lewis, Oscar
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
Item Price
$26.00$18.20
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Secker & Warburg, 1962. An anthopological study of an actual family in the slums of Mexico City. CONDITION Burgundy bds with crisp Yellow/Silver title, not bumped or worn, faint partial browning/foxed eps, not inscribed, pp 499 tight and very clean. Original wrapper has tanned spine, not worn or clipped. An excellent copy. Overweight. First British. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
The Children of Sanchez is a 1961 book by American anthropologist Oscar Lewis about a Mexican family living in the Mexico City slum of Tepito, which he studied as part of his program to develop his concept of culture of poverty.
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- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7759
- Title
- The Children of Sanchez : Autobiography of a Mexican Family
- Author
- Lewis, Oscar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First British
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
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Auckland
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- Tight
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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