Acknowledging the 2025 Anthony Leeds Prize in Urban Anthropology
Abstract
It is a particularly daunting recognition.For as long as I have been a student of the city, the books recognized by the Leeds Prize have been a great inspiration.These are the books that illustrated for me rigorous fieldwork, clear and gripping prose, and most of all, a moral clarity that has shaped the way that I think, teach, and write about urban life.These have also been the books that I eagerly share with students in my seminars.That the prize committee found echoes of these qual-
Fields of Study & Subjects
Urban and sociocultural dynamics
Anthropological Studies and Insights
Urban Planning and Governance
Publication details
- Journal / source
- City & Society
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 1
- Publication date
- 10 February 2026
- Language
- EN