Books by William E. Mitchell

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Author's preface -- Contents -- List of tables and figures -- 1. The Jews of New York City -- 2. The origins of family clubs -- 3. Membership and leadership -- 4. Resources and records -- 5. Social gatherings -- 6. Feuds and fissions -- 7. Why family clubs? An explanatory model -- 8. Family clubs and kinship theory -- Appendices -- Notes -- References -- Index

How can Jewish relatives who range in residence and occupation from a Scarsdale doctor to a Brooklyn butcher, and who diverge in religiosity from an Orthodox cantor to a ham-eating atheist, maintain close family ties? This book describes how these intimate, spirited, and often contentious family clubs are organized and how they function.

Anthropology is primarily done in the field, unlike the laboratory oriented experimental sciences

Anthropology is primarily done in the field, unlike the laboratory oriented experimental sciences