New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 1979 Columbia University Press, New York. 1979. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($10.95); light chipping at head and tail; light wear at tips. Red cloth boards and spine with bright green lettering on the spine. 151 pp 8vo. The author takes the reader on a journey into the sensuous reality of Old Naples where the ancient city is revealed in all its turbulent and teeming life, in this case the underclass of Fontana del Re and the thieves, prostitutes, laborers and their families struggle to live in a world of poverty and violence. A look at people struggling to survive in an environment of corruption and abandonment. A clean very presentable copy.

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Bookseller: Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005785
Title: The Broken Fountain
Author: Thomas Belmonte
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN 10: 0231045425
ISBN 13: 9780231045421
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1979
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: Naples, underclass, Italy, Italian working class, laborers, thieves, prostitutes, U.S. Naval Base, anthropology, Fontana del Re, brutality, Neapolitan underclass, hostility, deception, slum-dwellers

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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.

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