Ulf Hannerz

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Ulf Hannerz (born June 9, 1942 in Malmö ) is a Swedish social anthropologist .

Ulf Hannerz was a professor at Stockholm University and is one of the leading theorists in modern cultural anthropology . His works Cultural Complexity - Studies in the Social Organization of Meaning (New York 1992) and Transnational Connections - Culture, People, Places (London 1996) are among the classics of creolization theory .

In 1994 Hannerz was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

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  1. Ulf Hannerz, Professor Emeritus , Department of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University. Website accessed on August 27, 2014.