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Author:

Friedl, John., comp.

Title:

City ways : a selective reader in urban anthropology / edited by John Friedl and Noel J. Chrisman.

Publisher:

Crowell,

Copyright Date:

1975

Description:

x, 458 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Urban anthropology.
Cities and towns.
Anthropologie urbaine.
Villes.
Steden.
Antropologische aspecten.

Other Authors:

Chrisman, Noel J., 1940- joint comp.

Notes:

Bibliography: p. 428-458.

Contents:

The culture of poverty: Patrons of the poor / E.H. Spicer. The city as a unit of analysis: Urbanism as a way of life / L. Wirth. Rationale and romances in urban anthropology / R.G. Fox. Reno, Nevada : the city as a unit of study / J.A. Price -- Urban analysis; scope and method: Making the scene, digging the action, and telling it like it is / C.A. Valentine and B.L. Valentine. Adaptive strategies of urban nomads / J.P. Spradley. Urban families / E. Bott -- Categories of urban dwellers: Urbanism and suburbanism as ways of life / H. Gans. Social categories and social interaction in urban India / G.D. Berreman. The urban African and his world / W. Bascom -- Specialized communities: The genesis and function of squatter settlements in Brasília / D.G. Epstein. The segmentary structure of urban overseas Chinese communities / L.W. Crissman. The politics of ritual secrecy / A. Cohen. Slum clearance and family life in Lagos / P. Marris -- Urban adjustment: Lewis O. Urbanization without breakdown. Mobility, continuity, and urban social organization / D. Jacobson. The meaning in misfortune for urban Africans / J.C. Mitchell -- The culture of poverty: The culture of poverty / O. Lewis. The culture of poverty : the view from New York City / N. Glazer. Patrons of the poor / E.H. Spicer.

ISBN:

9780690001525
0690001525

LCCN:

74023254

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OYAX081 -- Boone Campus Library (Boone)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)