Anthropology of Los Angeles: Place and Agency in an Urban Setting Contributor(s): Banh, Jenny (Editor), Aguirre, Maryann (Contribution by), Baker, Beth F. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1498528538 ISBN-13: 9781498528535 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $127.71 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Social Science | Gender Studies |
Dewey: 307.760 |
LCCN: 2016053178 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.20 lbs) 260 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA - Cultural Region - Southern California - Geographic Orientation - California |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Anthropology of Los Angeles: Place and Agency in an Urban Setting questions the production and representations of L.A. by revealing the gray spaces between the real and imagined city. Contributors to this urban ethnography document hidden histories that connect daily actors within cultural systems to global social formations. This diverse collection is recommended for scholars of anthropology, history, sociology, race studies, gender studies, food studies, Latin American studies, and Asian studies. |