{"product_id":"la-vida-oscar-lewis-1st-edition","title":"La Vida, Oscar Lewis — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp id=\"p-rc_1af3cb1b0165d49f-346\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-178\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-178 citation-end-178\"\u003e London, Secker \u0026amp; Warburg, 1967\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_1af3cb1b0165d49f-362\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. \u003cspan class=\"citation-177 citation-end-177\"\u003e[xvi], 599.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_1af3cb1b0165d49f-347\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Near Fine. The book is in exceptionally tight and square condition, with the cloth binding remaining rigid and free of any significant shelf-wear, fading, or bumping to the corners\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The text block is bright and cleanly trimmed, showing no signs of foxing along the edges\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Internally, the pages remain pristine, well-bound, and unmarked. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original dust jacket retains its vibrant magenta and orange typography without major sun-fading\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, though it exhibits minor rubbing to the extremities and slight edge-wear along the top margin and spine ends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Overall, an excellent, highly presentable copy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_1af3cb1b0165d49f-348\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e First UK edition of Oscar Lewis's tape-recorded anthropological study\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The volume is presented in its striking original dust jacket, which features a prominent black architectural grid design over a purple background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_1af3cb1b0165d49f-349\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNotably, this copy is accompanied by fascinating contemporaneous provenance in the form of three vintage British newspaper review clippings loosely inserted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The included clippings feature extensive reviews titled \"The gay life of poverty\" by Geoffrey Gorer, \"A Zola Observes the Puerto Ricans\" by Walter Allen, and \"Puerto Rican Probe\" by Arthur Calder-Marshall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. These ephemeral additions offer a unique, primary-source window into the critical reception of the work upon its British release. While the US edition is relatively common, locating the UK edition in such well-preserved condition with its complete dust jacket and contemporary ephemera is notably scarcer on the open market.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_1af3cb1b0165d49f-350\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eLa Vida\u003c\/i\u003e is Oscar Lewis's groundbreaking anthropological study of an extended Puerto Rican family, and of the broader culture of poverty that shapes their existence across households in San Juan and New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. By presenting their unvarnished narratives compiled from hundreds of hours of tape recordings, Lewis documents a life defined by physical bravery, devastating candor about fundamentals like sickness, pleasure, and death, alongside a fatalistic view of the future\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Likened by critics to a \"non-fiction novel,\" the work provides an unflinching, spontaneous, and sometimes violent look into systemic marginalization\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It remains a foundational, unforgettable text in mid-century urban sociology and ethnography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54063462351187,"sku":"4221","price":66.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260611_120734.jpg?v=1782128708","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/la-vida-oscar-lewis-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}