Urban Life: Readings in the Anthropology of the City (4th Edition) by George Gmelch |
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This fascinating anthology of readings contains both a rich blend of classic studies of enduring interest as well as important new research. Altogether, thirty-two anthropologists and social scientists provide an authoritative introduction to the study of human beings and their cultural institutions in cities. The collection's primary concerns are the unique demands posed by urban social environments and the ways in which human cultures have dealt with them. The essays are integrated by several underlying themes, chief among them being adaptation--the strategies people, both as individuals and as members of groups, use to cope with the demands of life in the city. The volume is comparative, drawing on research completed in all parts of the world.
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Consider these titles of related interest also available from Waveland Press: Lofland, A World of Strangers: Order and Action in Urban Public Space (ISBN 0881331368) and Lyon, The Community in Urban Society (ISBN 1577660714).
This fascinating anthology of readings contains both a rich blend of classic studies of enduring interest as well as important new research. Altogether, thirty-two anthropologists and social scientists provide an authoritative introduction to the study of human beings and their cultural institutions in cities. The collection's primary concerns are the unique demands posed by urban social environments and the ways in which human cultures have dealt with them. The essays are integrated by several underlying themes, chief among them being adaptation--the strategies people, both as individuals and as members of groups, use to cope with the demands of life in the city. The volume is comparative, drawing on research completed in all parts of the world.
From the Publisher
Consider these titles of related interest also available from Waveland Press: Lofland, A World of Strangers: Order and Action in Urban Public Space (ISBN 0881331368) and Lyon, The Community in Urban Society (ISBN 1577660714).
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- Urbanism, Health and Human Biology in Industrialised Countries (Society for the Study of Human Biology Symposium Series) by L. M. Schell on page 249, and page 320
- Remaking the Modern: Space, Relocation, and the Politics of Identity in a Global Cairo by Farha Ghannam in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Between Field and Text: Emerging Voices in Egyptian Social Science (Cairo Papers in Social Science) by Seteney Shami; Linda Herrera on page 94, and page 95
- Let Jasmine Rain Down: Song and Remembrance among Syrian Jews (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology) by Kay Kaufman Shelemay in Back Matter
- On the Margins of Japanese Society: Volunteers and the Welfare of the Urban Underclass (Nissan Institute Routledge Japanese Studies Series) by Carolyn Stevens in Back Matter
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