Africa and Urban Anthropology: Theoretical and Methodological Contributions from Contemporary Fieldwork...

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Deborah Pellow Suzanne Scheld (California State University, Northridge, USA)

Africa and Urban Anthropology

Theoretical and Methodological Contributions from Contemporary Fieldwork

Deborah Pellow, Suzanne Scheld (California State University, Northridge, USA)

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Routledge
04 October 2024

Regional studies; Urban communities; Social & cultural anthropology

Series: Routledge Studies in Anthropology

This volume offers valuable anthropological insight into urban Africa, covering a range of cities across a continent that has become one of the fastest urbanizing geographic areas of the globe.

Consideration is given to the structures, social formations, and rhythms that constitute the definition of an African city, town, or urban space, and to current concepts for thinking about African cities in the twenty-first century. The contributors examine topics including notions of belonging, the effects of globalization, colonialism, and transnationalism on African urban life, the cultural dimensions of infrastructure and public resources, mobility, labor issues, spatial organization, language, and popular culture trends, among other themes.

The book reflects on how the ethnography of urban Africa fits within anthropology and urban studies, and on new theoretical concepts and methodologies that can be created through anthropological fieldwork in African cities. It will be of particular interest to scholars and students from anthropology, African studies and urban studies, as well as sociology and geography.

Edited by: Deborah Pellow, Suzanne Scheld (California State University, Northridge, USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032211947
ISBN 10: 1032211946
Series: Routledge Studies in Anthropology
Pages: 540
Publication Date: 04 October 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Deborah Pellow is a Professor Emerita in the Anthropology Department in the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, New York, USA. Suzanne Scheld is a Professor in the Anthropology Department at California State University, Northridge, USA.