Corsican Fragments

The island of Corsica has long been a popular destination for travelers in search of the European exotic, but it has also been a focus of French concerns about national unity and identity. Today, Corsica is part of a vibrant Franco-Mediterranean social universe. In this ethnographic study of a Corsican village, Matei Candea explores nationalism, language, kinship, and place. He traces ideas about inclusion and exclusion through these different realms, as Corsicans, ''Continentals'', tourists, and the anthropologist make and unmake connections with one another in their everyday encounters. Candea''s evocative and gracefully written account provides new insights into the dilemmas of understanding cultural difference and the difficulties and rewards of fieldwork.