Introducing Urban Anthropology - Brossura

Jaffe, Rivke; De Koning, Anouk

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ISBN 10: 0415744814 ISBN 13: 9780415744812

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2015

Riassunto

This book provides an up-to-date introduction to the important and growing field of urban anthropology. This is an increasingly critical area of study, as more than half of the world's population now lives in cities and anthropological research is increasingly done in an urban context. Exploring contemporary anthropological approaches to the urban, the authors consider:

• How can we define urban anthropology?
• What are the main themes of twenty-first century urban anthropological research?
• What are the possible future directions in the field?

The chapters cover topics such as urban mobilities, place-making and public space, production and consumption, politics and governance. These are illustrated by lively case studies drawn from a diverse range of urban settings in the global North and South. Accessible yet theoretically incisive, Introducing Urban Anthropology will be a valuable resource for anthropology students as well as of interest to those working in urban studies and related disciplines such as sociology and geography.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Rivke Jaffe is Associate Professor in the Centre for Urban Studies and the Department of Human Geography, Planning and International Development Studies at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Anouk De Koning is Assistant Professor in the Department of Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies at Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0415744814
• ISBN 13: 9780415744812
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 186