{"product_id":"introducing-urban-anthropology-1","title":"Introducing Urban Anthropology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book provides an up-to-date introduction to the important field of urban anthropology. This is a 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:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can we define urban anthropology?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat are the main themes of twenty-first-century urban anthropological research?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat are the possible future directions in the field?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe chapters cover topics such as urban mobilities, place-making and public space, production and consumption, and politics and governance. These are illustrated by lively case studies drawn from urban settings across the world. Accessible yet theoretically incisive, \u003cem\u003eIntroducing Urban Anthropology\u003c\/em\u003e will be a valuable resource for anthropology students and also for those working in urban studies and related disciplines such as sociology and geography. The revised second edition includes updated theoretical discussions and new ethnographic case studies. It features a new chapter on neoliberalism, austerity and solidarity, and engages more extensively with digital transformations of urban life. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54256403284312,"sku":"9781032125589","price":46.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781032125589_995c852c-f692-445c-ada3-a89e7c837670.jpg?v=1777279528","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/introducing-urban-anthropology-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}