Routledge Handbook of Anthropology and the City

The Routledge Handbook of Anthropology and the City is a comprehensive study of urban issues, with a focus on high-public interest topics such as security, displacement, social justice, privatization, sustainability, and preservation. It offers valuable insight into how anthropologists investigate and address urban issues, and is an essential reference for students and researchers in urban anthropology and related disciplines.

Format: Hardback
Length: 534 pages
Publication date: 15 October 2018
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Routledge Handbook of Anthropology and the City is a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of contemporary and emerging urban challenges on a global and local scale. Built upon an 'engaged approach to urban anthropology,' the volume adopts a thematic framework that encompasses a wide array of modern urban issues, with a particular emphasis on those of significant public concern. Key topics covered in this handbook include security, displacement, social justice, privatization, sustainability, and preservation. By providing valuable insights into the methodologies employed by anthropologists to investigate, interpret, and address diverse urban issues, each chapter delves into critical theoretical and methodological considerations while also presenting rich ethnographic case study material. This handbook serves as an indispensable resource for students and scholars engaged in urban anthropology, as well as for those interested in related fields such as urban studies, sociology, and geography.

The Routledge Handbook of Anthropology and the City is a comprehensive and in-depth exploration of contemporary and emerging urban challenges on a global and local scale. Built upon an 'engaged approach to urban anthropology,' the volume adopts a thematic framework that encompasses a wide array of modern urban issues, with a particular emphasis on those of significant public concern. Key topics covered in this handbook include security, displacement, social justice, privatization, sustainability, and preservation. By providing valuable insights into the methodologies employed by anthropologists to investigate, interpret, and address diverse urban issues, each chapter delves into critical theoretical and methodological considerations while also presenting rich ethnographic case study material. This handbook serves as an indispensable resource for students and scholars engaged in urban anthropology, as well as for those interested in related fields such as urban studies, sociology, and geography.

Weight: 1118g
Dimension: 181 x 253 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138126091