Description: Bettina Stoetzer traces the more-than-human relationships between people, plants, and animals in contemporary Berlin, showing how Berlin's "urban nature" becomes a key site in which notions of citizenship and belonging as well as racialized, gendered, and classed inequalities become apparent.
Review Quotes: "A thought-provoking read for anyone looking to not only learn about how relationships between people, plants, and places shape urban socialites in post-socialist Europe, but those interested in rethinking the legacies and possible futures of urban studies, environmental anthropology, and city planning today."--Victoria Nguyen, City & Society
"Stoetzer's Ruderal City is a compelling anthropological study of the everyday formations of social fabric taking place in and around Berlin's green spaces."--Charrlotte Adelina, Journal of Urban Affairs "Stoetzer's book is a powerful ethnography which skillfully juxtaposes heterogenous actors and stories of migration, racialization, urban nature, and colonial legacies. . . . The book will be valuable to scholars of migration, race, urban life, Europe, and advanced anthropology students."--Elena Popa, Journal of Anthropological Research