Ethnography in the Raw

Brian Moeran is a seasoned anthropologist who has been professor at various universities in England, Denmark, and Hong Kong. His other books include Ōkubo Diary: Portrait of a Japanese Valley (Routledge, 2010).

“[This book] is readable, amusing, illuminating, and very ‘human’.” • Nelson Graburn, University of California, Berkeley“Brian Moeran's brilliantly readable ethnography of everyday life in a Luzon village recalls his classic 1985 Okubo Diary, set in Japan, and demonstrates yet again the potential of 'observant participation' for yielding insights into custom and convention as well as personal perspectives and predilections that cannot always be reduced to cultural norms.” • Michael Jackson, author of The Genealogical Imagination

• List of FiguresAcknowledgementsNotes on TextPrologueChapter 1. BeginningsChapter 2. PeopleChapter 3. The BarangayChapter 4. Buying a CarChapter 5. Kinship and NamesChapter 6. Tying the KnotChapter 7. FamilyChapter 8. For Richer, For PoorerChapter 9. Chaos and LaughterChapter 10. Language UseChapter 11. New Year's EveChapter 12. Mobile Phones and Social MediaChapter 13. IrrigationChapter 14. Rice and ClassificationChapter 15. Going for a WalkChapter 16. A Pillow TreeChapter 17. ActuallyChapter 18. SpiritsChapter 19. Birthday PartiesChapter 20. No Money, No HangoverChapter 21. Wiping and WeepingChapter 22. CircumcisionChapter 23. BlacknessChapter 24. JapanChapter 25. The Author of LifeChapter 26. Oh, George!Chapter 27. OFWsChapter 28. Of Cocks and MenChapter 29. Religious Side BetsChapter 30. The Foreigner at LargeChapter 31. She Love You, She CrazyChapter 32. Valentine’s DayChapter 33. Crispin, Caesar, and CecilioChapter 34. DrugsChapter 35. CementeriesChapter 36. Security GuardsChapter 37. ElectionsChapter 38. BeliefsChapter 39. A Shotgun WeddingChapter 40. FeriaEpilogueReferencesIndex