Urban Ethnicity / Edition 1

by Abner Cohen

Overview

This book examines the complex phenomenon of urban ethnicity focussing on specific societies that include those in Britain, the USA, Indonesia, Israel and East, West and Central Africa. Dealing with basic question of theory and method the studies also present field material on urban ethnicity in different cultures. The topic is also examined within a broader sociological perspective, highlighting its significance for the development of social anthropology.
Originally published in 1974.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415329828
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/26/2004
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Anthropology and Ethnography
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	418
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Abner Cohen, Introduction: The Lesson of Ethnicity 2. J.C. Mitchell, Perceptions of Ethnicity and Ethnic Behaviour: An Empirical Exploration 3. Ulf Hannerz, Ethnicity and Opportunity in Arban America 4. Badr Dahya, The Nature of Pakistani Ethnicity in Industrial Cities in Britain 5. David Parkin, Congregational and Interpersonal Ideologies in Political Ethnicity 6. R.D. Grillo, Ethnic Identity and Social Stratification on a Kampala Housing Estate 7. Enid Schildkrout, Ethnicity and Generational Differences among Urban Immigrants in Ghana 8. P.C. Lloyd, Ethnicity and the structure of Inequality in a Nigerican Town in the Mid-1950s 9. Edward M. Bruner, The Expression of Ethnicity in Indonesia 10. Shlomo Deshen, Political Ethnicity and Cultural Ethnicity in Israel during the 1960s 11. David M. Boswell , Independence, Ethnicity, and Elite Status 12. S.R. Charsley , The Formation of Ethnic Groups