Introducing urban anthropology / Rivke Jaffe and Anouk De Koning.

By:

Jaffe, Rivke

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Routledge, 2016. Oxon:Description: ix, 185 PISBN:

9780415744812

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

307.76 JAF-I

Contents:

1. Introduction -- Part I. At home in the city : -- 2. Urban Places -- 3. Urban Mobilities -- 4. Social Life in Public Space -- Part II. Crafting Urban Lives and Lifestyles : -- 5. Urban Economies -- 6. Consumption, Leisure and Lifestyles -- 7. Cities and Globalization -- Part III. Politics In and Of the City : -- 8. Planning the City -- 9. Cities, Citizenship and Politics -- 10. Violence, Security and Social Control -- 11. Conclusion: The Futures of Urban Anthropology

Summary: "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."--Page 4 de la couverture.

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB E-1	Non Fiction	307.76 JAF-I (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		010417

Total holds: 0

1. Introduction --
Part I. At home in the city : --
2. Urban Places --
3. Urban Mobilities --
4. Social Life in Public Space --
Part II. Crafting Urban Lives and Lifestyles : --
5. Urban Economies --
6. Consumption, Leisure and Lifestyles --
7. Cities and Globalization --
Part III. Politics In and Of the City : --
8. Planning the City --
9. Cities, Citizenship and Politics --
10. Violence, Security and Social Control --
11. Conclusion: The Futures of Urban Anthropology

"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."--Page 4 de la couverture.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Click on an image to view it in the image viewer