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In 1966 Vincent S. R. Brant lived in Sokp’o, a poor and isolated South Korean fishing village on the coast of the Yellow Sea, carrying out social anthropological research. At that time, the only way to reach Sokp’o, other than by boat, was a two hour walk along foot paths. This memoir of his experiences in a village with no electricity, running water, or telephone shows Brandt’s attempts to adapt to a traditional, preindustrial existence in a small, almost completely self-sufficient community. This vivid account of his growing admiration for an ancient way of life that was doomed, and that most of the villagers themselves despised, illuminates a social world that has almost completely disappeared.

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  1. Cover
  2. p. C
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  1. Title Page, Copyright Page
  2. pp. i-vi
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  1. Contents
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  1. Preface
  2. p. ix
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  1. List of Illustrations
  2. pp. x-xii
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  1. Prologue
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  1. 1: Sŏkp’o 1965–1966
  2. pp. 9-23
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  1. 2: Settling In
  2. pp. 24-42
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  1. 3: Patriotic Journey
  2. pp. 43-61
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  1. 4: Settling In II
  2. pp. 62-73
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  1. 5: Getting Involved
  2. pp. 74-86
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  1. 6: Getting There
  2. pp. 87-102
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  1. 7: Fathers and Sons
  2. pp. 103-121
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  1. 8: Spirits: Familiar, Benign, and Malevolent
  2. pp. 122-140
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  1. 9: Fishing I
  2. pp. 141-159
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  1. 10: The Anthropologist at Work and Play
  2. pp. 160-173
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  1. 11: Contraband
  2. pp. 174-186
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  1. 12: Fishing II
  2. pp. 187-207
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  1. 13: Go Peacefully; Stay Peacefully
  2. pp. 208-214
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  1. 14: Re-encounter
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