Metropolis, cosmopolitanism and brokerage

This article deals with some issues concerning the relations between metropolitan life and cosmopolitanism. It brings historical examples and examines contemporary situations, exploring recent changes in world life. It also deals with the themes of social-cultural complexity, heterogeneity, mediatio...

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Main Author: Gilberto Velho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2010-01-01
Series:Horizontes Antropológicos
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Online Access:http://socialsciences.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-71832010000100006&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:This article deals with some issues concerning the relations between metropolitan life and cosmopolitanism. It brings historical examples and examines contemporary situations, exploring recent changes in world life. It also deals with the themes of social-cultural complexity, heterogeneity, mediation, multiculturalism and their implications for different life styles. One of its main concerns, especially focused on urban life, is the general question of social interaction and sociability as a basic phenomenon of social and historical processes.
ISSN:0104-7183