A Companion to Urban Anthropology
- ISBN-10
- 1444330101
- ISBN-13
- 9781444330106
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 536
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-06-03
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- Donald M. Nonini
Description
A Companion to Urban Anthropology presents a collection of original essays from international scholars on key issues in urban anthropology and broader cross-disciplinary urban studies. Features newly commissioned essays from 35 leading international scholars in urban and global studies Includes essays in classic areas of concern to urban anthropologists such as built structures and urban planning, community, security, markets, and race Covers emergent areas in the field including: 21st-century cities borders, citizenship, sustainability, and urban sexualities
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