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The formation of transnational urban spaces is a relevant and
challenging field of interdisciplinary research, which deserves
much more debate in order to deepen our understanding of generating
and restructuring urban spaces under conditions of contemporary
globalisation processes. This edited collection reflects current
studies on the relation of transnationalism and urbanism. Scholars
from disciplines including Geography, Ethnography and Urban
Planning discuss theoretical approaches, methodology and case
studies on processes of the production of urban spaces through
global economic value chains, socio-cultural practices, and
political governance strategies. Cities are appropriate sites for
an examination of the spatial dimension of transnationality because
this is where global processes are concentrated, localized,
transformed and materialize. In this context, urban space is not
merely to be regarded as a setting for transnational practices, but
as a constituent force of transnationalism in all its
manifestations.
The formation of transnational urban spaces is a relevant and
challenging field of interdisciplinary research, which deserves
much more debate in order to deepen our understanding of generating
and restructuring urban spaces under conditions of contemporary
globalisation processes. This edited collection reflects current
studies on the relation of transnationalism and urbanism. Scholars
from disciplines including Geography, Ethnography and Urban
Planning discuss theoretical approaches, methodology and case
studies on processes of the production of urban spaces through
global economic value chains, socio-cultural practices, and
political governance strategies. Cities are appropriate sites for
an examination of the spatial dimension of transnationality because
this is where global processes are concentrated, localized,
transformed and materialize. In this context, urban space is not
merely to be regarded as a setting for transnational practices, but
as a constituent force of transnationalism in all its
manifestations.
"European Multiculturalism Revisited" analyzes the main 'models' of
multicultural societies that Europe has experienced since the end
of World War 2. Based on research conducted by local scholars in
the UK, Denmark, the Netherlands, Italy, France and Germany, the
point of departure is the alleged crisis of these models: in
Britain after the July bombings, in the Netherlands after the Van
Gogh assassination, also in Denmark and other countries, including
France, where doubts about their assimilation approach have grown
stronger. The analysis consists of a historical account of how in
each country the model developed and was implemented in practice,
followed by an analysis of the factors that have led to the claim
that the model has failed. The question being: did it actually
fail, and if it failed was it because of some intrinsic weaknesses,
or rather of some external and contingent circumstances?
"European Multiculturalism Revisited" analyzes the main 'models' of
multicultural societies that Europe has experienced since the end
of World War 2. Based on research conducted by local scholars in
the UK, Denmark, the Netherlands, Italy, France and Germany, the
point of departure is the alleged crisis of these models: in
Britain after the July bombings, in the Netherlands after the Van
Gogh assassination, also in Denmark and other countries, including
France, where doubts about their assimilation approach have grown
stronger. The analysis consists of a historical account of how in
each country the model developed and was implemented in practice,
followed by an analysis of the factors that have led to the claim
that the model has failed. The question being: did it actually
fail, and if it failed was it because of some intrinsic weaknesses,
or rather of some external and contingent circumstances?
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Global Prayers (Paperback)
Jochen Becker, Kathrin Klingan, Stephan Lanz
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R1,225
R921
Discovery Miles 9 210
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Religious communities inscribe themselves into the cityscape not
only socially and politically, but also acoustically and
architecturally. Global Prayers examines the mutual influence of
religion and urbanism, looking at how various forms of faith
manifest themselves in the cities of the world. Photo essays,
interviews, reports, scientific texts, and artistic photo spreads
inquire into the making of urban religion and the production of
religious urbanity. With contributions by Nezar AlSayyad, Filip de
Boeck, Hengameh Golestan, Brian Larkin, Aernout Mik, Werner
Schiffauer, AbdouMaliq Simone, Camilo Jose Vergara, Paola Yacoub.
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