Lambros Comitas Publications

Publications

 TitleAuthorPublisherYear
"Metropolitan Influences in the Caribbean: The West Indies"Lambros ComitasAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. 83, Art. 5, pp. 809-815.1960
"Emigration and Depopulation: Some Neglected Aspects of Population Geography." Lambros Comitas with David LowenthalThe Geographical Review, Vol. LII, No. 2, pp. 195-220. Reprinted in Population Review, Vol. 6, No. 2, July 1962, pp. 83-84; and in Warner Modular Publication, Reprint 493, 1973, pp. 1-16.
1962
Fishermen and Cooperation in Rural Jamaica.Lambros ComitasPh.D. dissertation: Faculty of
Political Science, Columbia University, New York, University of Michigan
Microfilm Series, 364 p.
1962
“Anthropology and the Peace Corps: An Assessment." Lambros ComitasPeace Corps and Behavioral Sciences,
U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Public Health Services, pp. 566- 589.
1963
"Occupational Multiplicity in Rural Jamaica." Lambros ComitasProceedings of the American
Ethnological Society, 1963, pp. 41-50. Reprinted in Comitas, Lambros and David
Lowenthal (eds.), Work and Family Life: West Indian Perspectives, Anchor
Press/Doubleday, 1973, pp. 157-173.
1964
"Lessons from Jamaica." Lambros ComitasCultural Frontiers of the Peace Corps. Robert Textor
(ed.), The M.I.T. Press, pp. 201-219.
1966
Review: The Plural Society in the British West Indies, by M. G. Smith (University of California Press)Lambros ComitasReview: The Plural Society in the British West Indies, by M. G. Smith (University of California Press)1966
"Education and Social Stratification in Contemporary Bolivia." Lambros ComitasTransactions of the New York
Academy of Sciences. Series II, Vol. 29, No. 7, pp. 935-948. Reprinted in LaBelle, Thomas
(ed.), Education and Development: Latin America and the Caribbean, Latin American Center,
University of California, 1972, pp. 363-378; and in Ianni, Francis A. J. and Edward Storey (eds.),
Cultural Relevance and Educational Issues: Readings in Anthropology and Education, Little, Brown and Co., 1973, pp. 402-418.
1967
"Ethnology: West Indies." Lambros ComitasHandbook of Latin American Studies, No. 29, pp. 118-128.
1967
Caribbeana 1900-1965: A Topical Bibliography. Lambros ComitasUniversity of Washington, Seattle and London,
909 p (Selected by Choice as one of the "out-standing academic books for 1968.
1968
"Educación y estratificación social en Bolivia.Lambros ComitasAmerica Indigena, Vol. XXVIII, No. 3, July 1968, pp. 631-651. 1968
Ethnology: West IndiesLambros ComitasHandbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 31, pp. 113-1321969
"Ethnology: West Indies." Lambros ComitasHandbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 33, pp. 114-129.1971
Effects of Chronic Smoking of Cannabis in JamaicaLambros Comitas with Vera Rubin Report of the Research Institute for the Study of Man to the Center for the Studies of Narcotic and Drug Abuse, National Institute of Mental Health, 519 p. Reprinted serially in The Daily Gleaner, Kingston, Jamaica, June 3--August 11.
1972
Slaves, Free Men, Citizens: West Indian Perspectives. Lambros Comitas with David LowenthalAnchor Press/Doubleday, 340 p.
1973
Consequences of Class and Color: West Indian PerspectivesDavid Lowenthal and Lambros Comitas Anchor Press/Doubleday, 334 p.
1973
Work and Family Life: West Indian PerspectivesLambros Comitas with David LowenthalAnchor Press/ Doubleday, 422 p.
1973
The Aftermath of Sovereignty: West Indian PerspectivesDavid Lowenthal and Lambros Comitas withAnchor Press/Doubleday, 422 p.
1973
Ethnology: West Indies." Lambros ComitasHandbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 35, pp. 78-931973
Ganja in Jamaica: A Medical Anthropological Study of Chronic Marihuana Use. Lambros Comitas with Vera RubinMouton, The Hague, Paris, 205 p. Published in paperback as Ganja in Jamaica: The Effects of Marijuana Use. Anchor Press/Doubleday, Garden City, NY 1976, 217 p. Reprinted in part as "Cannabis, Society, and Culture" in Kelleher, M. E., B. MacMurray, and T. M. Shapiro (eds) Drugs and Society: A Critical Reader, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., 1983, pp. 212- 218.
1975
"The Social Nexus of Ganja in Jamaica,"Lambros ComitasCannabis and Culture. Vera Rubin (ed.), Mouton, The Hague, Paris pp. 119-132. Reprinted in Hamid, Ansley (ed.), Drugs and Drug Abuse: A Reader, Copley Publishing Group, 1988, pp. 40-50.
1975
"Ethnology: West Indies." Lambros ComitasHandbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 37, pp. 98-114.
1975
"Cannabis and Work in Jamaica: A Refutation of the Amotivational Syndrome." Lambros ComitasChronic Cannabis Use. Rhea L. Dornbush, Max Fink and Alfred M. Freedman (eds.), Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. 283, pp. 24-32.
1976
The Complete Caribbeana 1900-1975: A Bibliographic Guide to the Scholarly LiteratureLambros ComitasVol I Peoples, Vol. 2 Institutions, Vol. 3 Resources, Vol. 4 Indexes. Kraus Thomas Organization, Millwood, N.Y. 2193 pp. (Selected by Choice as one of the "outstanding books for 1978").1977
"Ethnology: West Indies." Lambros ComitasHandbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 39, pp. 134-153.1977
"Anthropology and Education: Retrospect and Prospect." Lambros Comitas with Janet DolginAnthropology and Education Quarterly, Anthropology and Education Quarterly,1978
"El vínculo social de la marijuana en Jamaica."Lambros Comitas "El vínculo social de la marijuana en Jamaica."1978
"Reflexiones sobre la educación en las Antillas angloparlantes." Lambros ComitasInstituto de asunto internacionales, Ministerio de relaciones exteriores, Caracas,Venezuela.1978
"Greek return migration." Lambros Comitas with H. Russell Bernard"Greek return migration." 1978
"Ethnology: West Indies." Lambros ComitasHandbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 41, pp. 122-148.
1980
Opprobrium and Persecution: Hashish Users in Urban Greece. Lambros ComitasResearch Institute for the Study
of Man. Final Research Report for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 445 p.
1982
"Ethnology: West Indies." Lambros ComitasHandbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 43,
pp. 119-142.
1982
"Andorra: pequeña y universal." Lambros ComitasLa Vanguardia, Barcelona, pp. 18-20 (December 28, 1983).1983
“Cannabis, Society and Culture” Lambros Comitas with Vera RubinDrugs and Society: A Critical Reader. Maureen E, Kelleher, Bruce K. MacMurray, Thomas M Shapiro, eds. Kendall/Hunt, Dubuque, Iowa. pp. 249-256.1983
"Ethnology: West Indies." Lambros ComitasHandbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 45,
pp. 110-127.
1985
Inter-disciplinary Research and Doctoral Training: A Study of the Linköping University (Sweden) Tema Departments. Lambros Comitas with Timothy C.Brock, B engt Sigurd, and Åke O.F. SundborgSwedish National Board of Universities and Colleges, Liber Tryck AB, Stockholm, 108 p.
1986
"Ethnology: West Indies." Lambros ComitasHandbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 47,pp. 109-129.1987
"Reflections on Educational Anthropology in the United States"Lambros Comitas(in Chinese).
Educational Edition, Journal of East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, pp. 1-11.
1989
"Ethnology: West Indies." Lambros ComitasHandbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 49, pp. 92-111.1989
With Ithaca on My Mind: An Anthropologist's Journey. Lambros ComitasWith Ithaca on My Mind: An Anthropologist's Journey. 1989
"Growth and Consolidation of Tema: An Outsider's ViewLambros ComitasInitiation, Growth and Consolidation: The Scientific Dynamics and Societal Relevance of a Non-Traditional Swedish Research Organization. Ingemar Lind, Tord Maunsbach and Lena Olsson (eds.) National Board of Universities and Colleges, Linköping University, pp. 61-64.
1989
"RISM and Caribbean Social Science" Lambros ComitasEducation and Society in the Commonwealt Caribbean.
Errol Miller (ed.), Institute of Social and Economic Research, UWI, Mona, Jamaica, pp.1-6.
1991
"Ethnology: West Indies." Lambros ComitasHandbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 51, pp. 96-110.1992
"Ethnology: West Indies." Lambros ComitasHandbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 53, pp. 124-138.1994
“El Caribe: colonialismo y desarollo de las sociedades nuevas.” Lambros ComitasCátedra ‘Jorge Juan’ ciclo de conferencias Ferrol: curso 1995-1996. Robustiano Fernández Ballesteros (ed.), Servicio de
Publicacións, Universidade da Coruña, Ferrol, Spain, pp. 181-203.
1997
"Ethnology: West Indies." Lambros ComitasHandbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 55, pp. 98-110.
1997
“Conrad Maynadier Arensberg (1910-1998). Lambros ComitasAmerican Anthropologist, Vol. 101, No. 4, pp. 810-
813.
1999
"Ethnology: West Indies." Lambros ComitasHandbook of Latin American Studies, No. 572000
“Ethics in Anthropology: Dilemmas and ConundrumsLambros Comitas “Ethics in Anthropology: Dilemmas and Conundrums2000
"Antropología y educación: delineando un futuro desconocido." Lambros ComitasAnálisis político y propuestas
pedagógicas. Tomo 1, I Congreso Internacional de Educación “Educación, Crisis y Utopías”,
University of Buenos Aires and Aique Grupo Editor, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2000
“Con Itaca en mi pensamiento: la odisea de un antropólogo." Lambros Comitas IICE: Revista del Instituto de
Investigaciones en Ciencias de Educacion. (University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina), Año X, No. 19, pp. 66-74.
2002
Ethnology: West Indies.Lambros ComitasHandbook of Latin American Studies, No. 592003
"Ethnology: West Indies." Lambros ComitasHandbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 61, pp .81-95.2006
Education and Society in the Creole Caribbean. Lambros Comitas with M.G.SmithCIFAS, New York, 577 pp.2011