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Gulick, John was born on April 18, 1924 in Newton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Millard Burr and Alida (Carey) Gulick.
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I recommend this book highly to social scientists who are looking for a review or refresher course in urbanology, advanced undergraduate students, and introductory graduate students. As our American college student bodies become more culturally diverse, The Humanity of Cities provides a welcome respite from the usual culture-bound texts that give limited attention, for effect only, of the sterotypical 'Third World'. Contemporary Sociology Gulick's style is to develop each topic by presenting appropriate case studies. He manages to include an enormous range of studies, and he wisely reaches out beyond anthropology to the many fields that concern themselves with urban life. This book is consequently an excellent compilation of the recent history of theoretical and empirical research on an in cities. The 28-page bibliography is itself a tour de force. American Anthropologist Combining major urban theories with empirical studies from around the world, the author offers poignant glimpses into urban life, including: the streets of San Francisco as seen through the eyes of a proud garbage collector; the marketplace of Ibadan, as seen by a petty food trader; the curiously empty streets of Fun city, a California retirement community; and Cairo's teeming cemetary, the City of the Dead, filling with the living. The problems of urban life are shown to be more a result of worldwide forces, rather than the intrinsic nature of cities. This major, new, and timely contribution to the field is a most useful way to introduce urban scholars, planners, and students in a variety of disciplines to The Humanity of Cities. A complete teachers' manual makes this the perfect text.
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Gulick, John was born on April 18, 1924 in Newton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Millard Burr and Alida (Carey) Gulick.
AB magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1949; AM, Harvard University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1953.
Teaching fellow, Harvard University, 1951, 53;
instructor, Adelphi College, 1953-1955;
assistant professor, then associate professor and professor anthropology, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1955-1986;
professor emeritus, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1986;
department chairman anthropology, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1965-1970;
fellow Carolina Population Center, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1976;
director Cross-Cultural Laboratory, Institute Research Social Science, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1955-1959. Lecturer American U., Beirut, 1952, visiting professor anthropology, 1961-1962. Visiting professor anthropology U. Isfahan, Iran, 1970-1971, Shiraz U., Iran, 1978.
Board directors Human Rels. Area Files, 1959-1966, Population Institute, 1990-1996.
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(Tripoli: A Moderin Arab City, by Gulick, John)
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Served with American Field Service, 1943-1944. With Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Fellow American Anthropological Association, Middle East Studies Association.
Member Southern Anthropological Society (president 1968-1969), Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Harvard of New York City. Cosmos (Washington).
Married Margaret G. Eaton, April 10, 1946 (deceased September 1979). Children: Stephen M., James C., Anne S. Married Betty E. Cogswell, June 23, 1982.