A Companion to Urban Anthropology

A Companion to Urban Anthropology presents a collection of original essays from international scholars on key issues in urban anthropology and broader cross-disciplinary urban studies.

• Features newly commissioned essays from 35 leading international scholars in urban and global studies
• Includes essays in classic areas of concern to urban anthropologists such as built structures and urban planning, community, security, markets, and race
• Covers emergent areas  in the field including: 21st-century cities borders, citizenship, sustainability, and urban sexualities