Author: Halperin, Rhoda H.
Title: The Livelihood of Kin: Making Ends Meet "The Kentucky Way
Description: Austin, University of Texas Press, (1990). orig.cloth. 23x15cm, xii,179 pp. Textual photo illustrations.. Minor rubbing, VG. dustwrapper. ¶ Contents: An Overview; Fieldwork; Historical & Anthropological Overview; Deep Rural Economy: Multiple Livelihood Strategies in "The Country"; Multiple Livelihood Strategies in the Shallow Rural Area; The Structure of a Regional Marketplace System; Using the Periodic Marketplace System; Generating Cash: Families, Factories, & Multiple Livelihood Strategies; The Breakdown of Multiple Livelihood Strategies; Conclusion: Livelihood Processes That Cross Boundaries; Appendix: The Vendor Population at the Redside Market: A Sample.

Keywords: Economic Anthropology, United States, Appalachian, Kentucky South, Rural Sociology, Social Economics, Agrarian Economy, Kinship, Biculturalism