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Vivre et survivre à Mexico : enfants et jeunes de la rue
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Cet ouvrage, fruit d'une recherche en ethnologie urbaine, est une contribution à l'analyse des pratiques sociales et spatiales d'enfants et de jeunes qui vivent dans les rues de Mexico.
Bien que…
Urban pollution : Cultural meanings, social practices
Abstract from the publisher :
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…
The urban community
Extract from the preface by Ernest W. Burgess :
Nine years ago the central topic at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Society was "Rural Sociology." So great was the demand for the volume, especially for use in classes in universities…
The other global city
What is a Global City? Who authorizes the World Class City? This edited volume interrogates the "global cities" literature, which views the city as a shimmering, financial "global network." Through a historical-ethnographic…
The cosmopolitan canopy : Race and civility in everyday life
Abstract from the publisher : An acclaimed sociologist illuminates the public life of an American city, offering a major reinterpretation of the racial dynamics in America. Following his award-winning work on inner-city violence, Code of the…
Sur les traces de nos pas ... Mémoire du quartier né entre Saint André et Saint-Louis
Présentation par Catherine Walgenwitz (article de la Marseillaise) :
Lucienne Brun a entre les mains un bel ouvrage. Son livre, celui d’une année et demi de travail et de recherche pour raconter la grande histoire d’un…
Streets of memory : Landscape, tolerance, and national identity in Istanbul
Abstract from the publisher :
In this study of Kuzguncuk, known as one of Istanbul’s historically most tolerant, multiethnic neighborhoods, Amy Mills is animated by a single question: what does it mean to live in a place that once…
Strangers to the city : Urban man in Jos, Nigeria
Extract from the introduction :
The object of this study is to describe and analyze the adjustments individuals make to modern conditions of urban development in a West African community. For most parts of tropical Africa, cities were not part of…
Roppongi crossing : The demise of a Tokyo nightclub district and the reshaping of a global city
Abstract from the publisher : For most of the latter half of the twentieth century, Roppongi was an enormously popular nightclub district that stood out from the other pleasure quarters of Tokyo for its mix of international entertainment and…
Remaking the modern: Space, relocation, and the politics of identity in a global Cairo
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In an effort to restyle Cairo into a global capital that would meet the demands of tourists and investors and to achieve President Anwar Sadat's goal to modernize the housing conditions of the urban poor, the Egyptian…
Reconstructing Beirut : Memory and space in a postwar Arab city
Once the cosmopolitan center of the Middle East, Beirut was devastated by the civil war that ran from 1975 to 1991, which dislocated many residents, disrupted normal municipal functions, and destroyed the vibrant downtown district. The aftermath of…
Quartiers et mémoires de migrations
L’équipe Diasporas (FRAMESPA - UMR 5136) et la Cité nationale de l’histoire de l’immigration ont organisé du 13 au 15 octobre 2009 des journées d’étude autour de trois axes : - une…
Le marché Dejean du XVIIIe arrondissement de Paris : un espace public perçu et vécu
Le marché Dejean du XVIIIe arrondissement de Paris : un espace public "perçu" et "vécu"
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Des clients et des marchands "mettent en mots" le marché…
Le hobo, sociologie du sans-abri
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Paru en 1923, Le Hobo de Nels Anderson est l’une des plus célèbres enquêtes d’ethnologie urbaine qui firent la réputation de l’École de Chicago dans…