Anthropology in the City: Ethnographic Explorations of Contemporary Urbanities
Anthropology in the City: Ethnographic Explorations of Contemporary Urbanities

Summary/Abstract: As generally acknowledged for the anthropological study of urban life (urban anthropology / ethnologie urbaine), it might be represented as a “third subject matter” in the development of our discipline (after the research 1 pursued in the middle of tribal or peasant populations). Indeed, a series of processes like the migration of many people from rural societies to urban centres , the adaptation of traditional structures or networks of kinskip in 2 the socio professional context of cities , the integration or acculturation of 3 diverse ethnic groups within towns ... – have accordingly tailored directions 4 of investigation that define “the science of humane” in its dialogue with other socio-humanistic disciplines.

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