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: 1498528554 ISBN-13: 9781498528559 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $47.51 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Social Science | Gender Studies |
Dewey: 307.760 |
Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6" W x 9" (0.85 lbs) 260 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Cultural Region - Southern California - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA |
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. |