The Palgrave Handbook of Urban Ethnography
Editors: Pardo, Italo, Prato, Giuliana B. (Eds.)
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- Points to new topical debates and charts new theoretical directions
- Encourages reflection on the significance of the anthropological paradigm in urban research and its centrality to mainstream academic debates
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- About this book
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These ethnographically-based studies of diverse urban experiences across the world present cutting edge research and stimulate an empirically-grounded theoretical reconceptualization. The essays identify ethnography as a powerful tool for making sense of life in our rapidly changing, complex cities. They stress the point that while there is no need to fetishize fieldwork—or to view it as an end in itself —its unique value cannot be overstated. These active, engaged researchers have produced essays that avoid abstractions and generalities while engaging with the analytical complexities of ethnographic evidence. Together, they prove the great value of knowledge produced by long-term fieldwork to mainstream academic debates and, more broadly, to society.
- About the authors
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Italo Pardo is Honorary Reader at the University of Kent, UK, and Founding President of the International Urban Symposium, a non-profit association. He co-edits the journal Urbanities - Journal of Urban Ethnography and the book series Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology.
Giuliana B. Prato is Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Kent, UK, and a founding member of the International Urban Symposium. She is also Chair of the IUAES Commission on Urban Anthropology and a co-editor of the book series Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology.
- Table of contents (31 chapters)
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Introduction: Urban Ethnography Matters—Analytical Strength, Theoretical Value and Significance to Society
Pages 1-19
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From Jaffa to New York: The Scope of Urban Anthropology
Pages 23-34
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Between Stereotype and Bad Governance: An Italian Ethnography
Pages 35-52
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Rethinking the City as Urban Community: Views from South Europe
Pages 53-69
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The Multitude of Approaches to Urban Ethnography: Blessing or Curse?
Pages 71-91
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Table of contents (31 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Palgrave Handbook of Urban Ethnography
- Editors
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- Italo Pardo
- Giuliana B. Prato
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-64289-5
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-64289-5
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-64288-8
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-87764-8
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIX, 575
- Number of Illustrations
- 26 b/w illustrations
- Topics
