ethnography of the city
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Ethnography in the City:
Phillipe Bourgois and the Barrio
Cities exist for many reasons and the diversity of urban form and function can be traced to the complex roles that cities perform. Cities serve as centers of storage, commerce, and industry. The agricultural surplus from the surrounding country hinterland is processed and distributed within the city. Urban areas have also developed around marketplaces, where imported goods from distant places could be exchanged for the local
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Earle 1987. The Evolution of Human Societies. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press. Macionis, John and Vincent Parrillo 2000. Cities and Urban Life. 2nd edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall More, Thomas. 1990. Utopia. New York: Penguin Classics. Translated from the Latin by Paul Turner. Ortner, Sherry. 1984. "Theory in Anthropology Since the Sixties." In Society for Comparative Study of Society and History. Williams, Terry 1991 "Personal Safety in Dangerous Places" Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Oct92, Vol. 21 Issue 3, p343