Edge of Empire - Postcolonialism and the City (Paperback)

Imperialism is seen as an historical relic, the British empire's colonial past providing rich allusions to space and territory. Yet imperialism not only lingers in the present but also shapes the postcolonial future. Edge of Empire examines struggles over urban space in three contemporary first world cities in an attempt to map the real geographies of colonialism and postcolonialism as manifest in modern society. From London, the one-time heart of the empire, to Perth and Brisbane, scenes of Aboriginal claims for the sacred in the space of the modern city, Jacobs emphasises the global geography of the local and unravels the spatialised cultural politics of postcolonial processes. Edge of Empire forms the basis for understanding imperialism over space and time, and is a recognition of the unruly spatial politics of race and nation, nature and culture, past and present.

eBook available with sample pages: HB:0415120063

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 1996
First published:	1996
Authors:	Jane M. Jacobs
Dimensions:	297 x 210 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-12007-4
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism
LSN:	0-415-12007-1
Barcode:	9780415120074

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