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Description: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, privatization of urban space, continued migration and spatialized ethnic tension. What has changed since the appearance of "Purity and Danger"? How have anthropological views on pollution changed accordingly? This volume focuses on cultural meanings and values that are attached to conceptions of OCycleanOCO and OCydirtyOCO, purity and impurity, healthy and unhealthy environments, and addresses the implications of pollution with regard to discrimination, class, urban poverty, social hierarchies and ethnic segregation in cities."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Urban Pollution: Cultural Meanings, Social Practices: Cultural Meanings, Social Practices. To get started finding Urban Pollution: Cultural Meanings, Social Practices: Cultural Meanings, Social Practices, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 218

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Release: 2014

ISBN: 1845458486

Description: 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, privatization of urban space, continued migration and spatialized ethnic tension. What has changed since the appearance of "Purity and Danger"? How have anthropological views on pollution changed accordingly? This volume focuses on cultural meanings and values that are attached to conceptions of OCycleanOCO and OCydirtyOCO, purity and impurity, healthy and unhealthy environments, and addresses the implications of pollution with regard to discrimination, class, urban poverty, social hierarchies and ethnic segregation in cities."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Urban Pollution: Cultural Meanings, Social Practices: Cultural Meanings, Social Practices. To get started finding Urban Pollution: Cultural Meanings, Social Practices: Cultural Meanings, Social Practices, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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