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Urban Pollution: Cultural Meanings, Social Practices - Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology Eveline Durr
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Urban Pollution: Cultural Meanings, Social Practices - Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology
Eveline Durr
Re-examining Mary Douglas' work on pollution and concepts of purity, this volume explores modern expressions of these themes in urban areas, examining the intersections of material and cultural pollution. It presents ethnographic case studies from a range of cities affected by globalization processes such as neoliberal urban policies...
Marc Notes: Originally published: 2010.; Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contributor Bio: Jaffe, Rivke Bart Barendregt is the Director of Studies at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Leiden University, the Netherlands.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | February 1, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9781782385080 |
| Publishers | Berghahn Books |
| Genre | Topical > Ecology - Demographic Orientation > Urban - Interdisciplinary Studies > Urban Studies |
| Pages | 216 |
| Dimensions | 230 × 154 × 13 mm · 299 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Durr, Eveline |
| Editor | Jaffe, Rivke |
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