A Task Ahead 1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12320041 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter J M Nas (Leiden University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 249-252 |
| Publication date | 2002-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Anthropologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0972-0073 • E-ISSN: 2456-6802 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09720073.2002.11890749 |
| OpenAlex | W2768886540 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
More and more, anthropologists will be forced to direct their attention towards the mega-urban areas that, increasingly, are dominating societies in Asia, Africa and Latin America. In this contribution based on the closing lecture delivered at the IUAES Inter- Congress held in Beijing, 28 July 2000, Peter J. M. Nas emphasizes the fundamental social transformations that are taking place moving us towards an urbanized and informational society. He makes a case for anthropological research on different types of mega-urban regions and their cultural and symbolic characteristics. Cities and urban regions are containers of rituals and symbols. They have to be studied holistically
Archaeology · Beijing · China · Closing (real estate · Ethnology · Geography · Latin Americans · Political science · Sociology · Latin American Urban Studies · Law · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban Planning and Landscape Design
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |