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The anthropology of space and place : locating culture / edited by Setha M. Low and Denise Lawrence-Zúñiga.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Blackwell readers in anthropology ; 4Publication details: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2003.Description: ix, 422 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0631228780 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780631228783 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 304.2 LOW
Contents:
Locating culture -- Proxemics -- Being-in-the-market versus being-in-the-plaza: material culture and the construction of social reality in Spanish America -- Excluded spaces: the figure in the Australian Aboriginal landscape -- Indexical speech across Samoan communities -- The berber house -- The sweetness of home: class, culture and family life in Sweden -- The architecture of female seclusion in West Africa -- Emergence and convergence in some African sacred places -- Empowering place: multilocality and multivocality -- Open spaces and dwelling places: being at home on hill farms in the Scottish Borders -- The language of sites in the politics of space -- Myth, space, and virtue: bars, gender, and change in Barcelona\'s barrio chino -- Black Corona: race and the politics of place in an urban community -- Markets and places: Tokyo and the global tuna trade -- The song of the nonaligned world: transnational identities and the reinscription of space in late capitalism -- Sovereignty without territoriality: notes for a postnational geography -- Ordonnance, discipline, regulation: some reflections on urbanism -- A place in history: social and monumental time in a Cretan town -- After authenticity at an American heritage site -- The edge and the center: gated communities and the discourse of urban fear.
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Standard Loan LSAD Library Main Collection 304.2 LOW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 39002100367268

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The Anthropology of Space and Place: Locating Culture is an unprecedented collection of key anthropological articles that illustrate how the conceptual and material dimensions of space are central to the production of social life.
Assembles key anthropological articles that challenge accepted definitions and ideas of space and place Reveals how both the conceptual and material dimensions of space as well as of built forms and landscape characteristics are central to the production of social life Includes introduction that synthesizes existing literature, highlights core issues, and maps potential directions for future research Brings classics in cultural anthropology together with new theoretical approaches

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Locating culture -- Proxemics -- Being-in-the-market versus being-in-the-plaza: material culture and the construction of social reality in Spanish America -- Excluded spaces: the figure in the Australian Aboriginal landscape -- Indexical speech across Samoan communities -- The berber house -- The sweetness of home: class, culture and family life in Sweden -- The architecture of female seclusion in West Africa -- Emergence and convergence in some African sacred places -- Empowering place: multilocality and multivocality -- Open spaces and dwelling places: being at home on hill farms in the Scottish Borders -- The language of sites in the politics of space -- Myth, space, and virtue: bars, gender, and change in Barcelona\'s barrio chino -- Black Corona: race and the politics of place in an urban community -- Markets and places: Tokyo and the global tuna trade -- The song of the nonaligned world: transnational identities and the reinscription of space in late capitalism -- Sovereignty without territoriality: notes for a postnational geography -- Ordonnance, discipline, regulation: some reflections on urbanism -- A place in history: social and monumental time in a Cretan town -- After authenticity at an American heritage site -- The edge and the center: gated communities and the discourse of urban fear.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Acknowledgments (p. vii)
  • Locating Culture (p. 1)
  • Part I Embodied Spaces (p. 49)
  • 1 Proxemics (p. 51)
  • 2 Being-in-the-Market Versus Being-in-the-Plaza: Material Culture and the Construction of Social Reality in Spanish America (p. 74)
  • 3 Excluded Spaces: The Figure in the Australian Aboriginal Landscape (p. 92)
  • 4 Indexical Speech across Samoan Communities (p. 110)
  • Part II Gendered Spaces (p. 129)
  • 5 The Berber House (p. 131)
  • 6 The Sweetness of Home: Class, Culture and Family Life in Sweden (p. 142)
  • 7 The Architecture of Female Seclusion in West Africa (p. 160)
  • Part III Inscribed Spaces (p. 185)
  • 8 Emergence and Convergence in some African Sacred Places (p. 187)
  • 9 Empowering Place: Multilocality and Multivocality (p. 204)
  • 10 Open Spaces and Dwelling Places: Being at Home on Hill Farms in the Scottish Borders (p. 224)
  • Part IV Contested Spaces (p. 245)
  • 11 The Language of Sites in the Politics of Space (p. 247)
  • 12 Myth, Space, and Virtue: Bars, Gender, and Change in Barcelona's Barrio Chino (p. 264)
  • 13 Black Corona: Race and the Politics of Place in an Urban Community (p. 284)
  • Part V Transnational Spaces (p. 299)
  • 14 Markets and Places: Tokyo and the Global Tuna Trade (p. 301)
  • 15 The Song of the Nonaligned World: Transnational Identities and the Reinscription of Space in Late Capitalism (p. 321)
  • 16 Sovereignty without Territoriality: Notes for a Postnational Geography (p. 337)
  • Part VI Spatial Tactics (p. 351)
  • 17 Ordonnance, Discipline, Regulation: Some Reflections on Urbanism (p. 353)
  • 18 A Place in History: Social and Monumental Time in a Cretan Town (p. 363)
  • 19 After Authenticity at an American Heritage Site (p. 370)
  • 20 The Edge and the Center: Gated Communities and the Discourse of Urban Fear (p. 387)
  • Index (p. 408)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Setha M. Low is Professor of Environmental Psychology and Anthropology and Director of the Public Space Research Group at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. Her publications include Behind the Gates: The New American Dream (2003), On the Plaza: The Politics of Public Space and Culture (2000), and Theorizing the City (edited, 1999).


Denise Lawrence-Z úñiga is Professor of Architecture at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She is the co-editor of House Life: Space, Place and Family in Europe (with Donna Birdwell-Pheasant, 1999).

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