Urban pollution : cultural meanings, social practices /

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 pro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Dürr, Eveline (Editor ), Jaffe, Rivke (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2010.
Colección:Studies in environmental anthropology and ethnobiology ; v. 15.
Temas:
Urban anthropology.
Urban pollution.
Human ecology.
Environmental degradation.
Taboo.
Purity, Ritual.
Anthropologie urbaine.
Pollution urbaine.
Écologie humaine.
Environnement > Dégradation.
Tabou.
Pureté rituelle.
Homme primitif.
human ecology.
taboo.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Environmental degradation
Human ecology
Primitive societies.
Purity, Ritual
Taboo
Urban anthropology
Urban pollution
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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, privatization of urban space, continued migration and spatialized ethnic tension. What has changed since the appearance of Purity and Danger? How have anthropological views on pollution changed accordingly? This volume focuses on cultural meanings and values that.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 209 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781845458485
1845458486
9781782385097
1782385096

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