On the Plaza: The Politics of Public Space and Culture

by Setha M. Low

Book Overview

Robert B. Textor Prize for Excellence in Anticipatory Anthropology, American Anthropological Association, 2000 Honorable Mention, Victor Turner Award, Society for Humanistic Anthropology, 2001 Leeds Prize, Society of Urban, National, and Transnational/Global Anthropology, 2001 Friendly gossip, political rallies, outdoor concerts, drugs, shoeshines, and sex-for-sale--almost every aspect of Latin American life has its place and time in the public plaza...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292747144
• ISBN13: 9780292747142
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"