num_pages: 378
description: Within a relatively short time urban anthropology has emerged as one of the most vital fields of anthropology. During its formative period however it has lacked intellectual coherence. Exploring the City is a bold first attempt to provide just such a coherent and unified theoretical understanding of urbanism. Hannerz draws upon the urban perspectives of other disciplines as well such as history sociology and geography to bring intellectual unity to the history and development of urban anthropology.
language: English
title: Exploring the City
publisher: Columbia University Press