Exploring the City

by Ulf Hannerz

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.

Genres: Anthropology, Cities, Urban Studies, Sociology, Nonfiction

378 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1980

Reviews

[Alice Jennings · Rating 3 out of 5]

Explains how to study urban life in general. Useful, but the chapters are long and the whole book is a bit boring and hard to get through.