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

By: Friedl, John
Contributor(s): Chrisman, Noel J
Language: English Publisher: New York : Crowell, [1975].Description: x, 458 p. ; 23 cm.
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Bibliography: p. 428-458. Contents: Introduction: Friedl, J. and Chrisman, N. J. Continuity and adaptation as themes in urban anthropology. - -The city asa unit of analysis: Wirth, L. Urbanism as a way of life. Fox. R. G. Rationale and romances in urban anthropology. Price, J. A. Reno, Nevada; the city as a unit of study. - -Urban analysis; scope and method: Valentine, C. A. and Valentine, B. L. Making the scene, digging the action, and telling it like it is. Spradley, J. P. Adaptive strategies of urban nomads. Bott, E. Urban families. - -Categories of urban dwellers: Gans, H. Urbanism and suburbanism as ways of life. Berreman, G. D. Social categories and social interaction in urban India. Bascom, W. The urban African and his world. - -Specialized Communities: Epstein, D. G. The genesis and function of squatter settlements in Brasília. Crissman, L. W. The segmentary structure of urban overseas Chinese communities. Cohen, A.

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