After the Cosmopolitan? - Multicultural Cities and the Future of Racism (Paperback, New)

The majority of the world's population now lives in cities. The social, cultural and economic problems and opportunities generated by this extraordinary concentration of demographic groups from increasingly diverse backgrounds has become symbolic of the contemporary human condition, and resulted in new forms of cultural conflict and dialogue. In this fascinating study, Michael Keith argues that both racial divisions and intercultural dialogue can only be understood in the context of the urbanism through which they are realized. He addresses debates in cultural theory and urban studies on topics such as: - the growth of cultural industries and the marketing of cities - social exclusion and violence - the nature of the ghetto - the cross-disciplinary conceptualization of cultural hybridity - the politics of third-way social policy. In considering the ways in which race is played out in the worlds most eminent cities, Keith argues that neither the utopian naivete of some invocations of cosmopolitan democracy, nor the pessimism of multicultural hell can adequately make sense of the changing nature of contemporary metropolitan life. undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers of anthropology, cultural studies, geography, politics and sociology.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2005
First published:	July 2005
Authors:	Michael Keith
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-34169-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General
LSN:	0-415-34169-8
Barcode:	9780415341691

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