Urban Pollution: Cultural Meanings, Social Practices (Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology)

by EvelineDurr (Editor), RivkeJaffe (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  2010

  $143.88

  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 presents ethnographic case studies from a range of cities affected by globalization processes such as neoliberal urban policies...