A Companion to Urban Anthropology Nonini Hardback Wiley–Blackwell 9781444330106

A Companion to Urban AnthropologyAuthor(s): Donald M. Nonini\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9781444330106, 978-1444330106\nSynopsis\nA Companion to Urban Anthropology BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO ANTHROPOLOGY A Companion to Urban Anthropology The city is becoming the basic currency of human and non-human life: a pile of interconnections which makes a series of difficult wholes. This volume navigates the anthropology of this medium with the greatest aplomb. Nigel Thrift, University of Warwick A Companion to Urban Anthropology presents original essays on central concepts in urban anthropology and ethnography. Featuring contributions from more than 25 leading international scholars in urban studies, the readings cover a wide variety of topics. Each essay explores a key phenomenon and is grounded in the authors original research along with findings of other urbanists. Classic issues such as built structures and ur.