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oapen-20.500.12657-434772021-01-25T13:50:39Z Crowds Steffen, Megan Social Science Research Social Science Anthropology General Social Science Sociology Urban bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHB Sociology::JHBC Social research & statistics bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHM Anthropology bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFS Social groups::JFSG Urban communities What exactly is a crowd? How do crowds differ from other large gatherings of people? And how do they transform emotions, politics, or faith? In Crowds, contributors draw on their experiences and expertise to reflect on their encounters with crowds. Each chapter examines a particular crowd or conception of crowdedness to provide an analysis of how, when, where—and with whom—crowds form in different contexts, as well as their purpose and the practical effect the experience has on both the participants and their environment. The wide selection of case studies ranges from the crowds that form every year during the Hajj, to New Year celebrations in China, commuters on the Delhi metro, public prayer in Nigeria, online mobs in Bangladesh, and the crowds that have emerged during protest movements in Thailand and Syria. Crowds makes a key contribution to establishing an anthropological theory of crowds and will be an essential read for both students and researchers. 2020-12-15T13:32:33Z 2020-12-15T13:32:33Z 2020 book 9781000185157 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/43477 eng application/pdf n/a external_content.pdf Routledge Routledge https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003085133 104419 https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003085133 598cd28d-2473-4915-87b5-b0d7f9623f0c b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781000185157 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Routledge Knowledge Unlatched open access
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What exactly is a crowd? How do crowds differ from other large gatherings of people? And how do they transform emotions, politics, or faith? In Crowds, contributors draw on their experiences and expertise to reflect on their encounters with crowds. Each chapter examines a particular crowd or conception of crowdedness to provide an analysis of how, when, where—and with whom—crowds form in different contexts, as well as their purpose and the practical effect the experience has on both the participants and their environment. The wide selection of case studies ranges from the crowds that form every year during the Hajj, to New Year celebrations in China, commuters on the Delhi metro, public prayer in Nigeria, online mobs in Bangladesh, and the crowds that have emerged during protest movements in Thailand and Syria. Crowds makes a key contribution to establishing an anthropological theory of crowds and will be an essential read for both students and researchers.
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