Rainbow in the rock : the people of rural Greece

For fifty years, there has been no general book on Greek village life. Here, waiving the security of a purely scientific approach, a sociologist gives us vital insights from his personal experience and interpretation, emphasizing how a rural, slowly developing people responds to the demands of modernization. Frequently, Greeks speak for themselves in natural settings—a shepherd’s camp at night, a crowded coffeehouse, an early morning olive harvest. As a result, the reader gains a valuable personal sympathy with these people and the problems they face. Preface Contents Maps nad Tables Illustrations Part One. Survival I. The People of Greece II. Mountains, Plains, and the Sea III. The Village Setting Part Two: Land IV. Land as a Birthright V. The Peasant at Work VI. The Changing Life of the Shepherd Part Three: Family VII. Woman's Work Is Never Done VIII. Courtship and Marriage IX. Ceremonies and Holy Days Part Four: Community X. Mutual Aid and Cooperatives in Rural Greece XI. The Village Coffeehouse XII. Local Government XIII. The Village School XIV. Religion and the Greek Peasant XV. The Village Community Part Five: Change XVI. Social Change in Rural Greece XVII. Social Consequences of Foreign Aid Epilogue Bibliography Notes Index Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Maps and Tables -- Illustrations -- I. The People of Greece -- II. Mountains, Plains, and the Sea -- III. The Village Setting -- IV. Land as a Birthright -- V. The Peasant at Work -- VI. The Changing Life of the Shepherd -- VII. Woman's Work Is Never Done -- VIII. Courtship and Marriage -- IX. Ceremonies and Holy Days -- X. Mutual Aid and Cooperatives in Rural Greece -- XI. The Village Coffeehouse -- XII. Local Government -- XIII. The Village School -- XIV. Religion and the Greek Peasant -- XV. The Village Community -- XVI. Social Change in Rural Greece -- XVII. Social Consequences of Foreign Aid -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index.