Abstract (may include machine translation)
This chapter begins from the realization that circulation constituted and shaped the birth and functioning of the modern metropolis: it was transportation infrastructure to guarantee its growth and circulation of people, ideas, and objects to create the typical urban experience of density, anonymity, and living its space as a network. Anthropological studies of these processes, however, have historically suffered from a disconnect between social theory, urban management, and ethnographic analysis. Reconstructing my own fieldwork in Bangkok, I present this work on motorcycle taxis and mobility in Bangkok as part of new attempts to investigate urban circulation ethnographically. In particular, I explore the methodological challenges that emerged from a refusal of the traditional ethnographic precept of focusing on a specific locale or cohesive group.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Routledge Handbook of Anthropology and the City |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Pages | 113-125 |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781317296980 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781138126091 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |