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Cosmopolitan Urbanism

By Jon Binnie

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Cosmopolitan Urbanism

By Jon Binnie

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Cities are increasingly competing with one another to re-brand themselves as cosmopolitan in order to attract investment and tourism. Urban spaces associated with cultural difference such as Chinatowns and gay villages have become core to many cities' attempts to market themselves as global cities. Central to this process is how traditionally marginalised groups in the city have become re-valued and reconstructed as a resource in the eyes of planners and politicians. "Cosmopolitan Urbanism" examines the politics of these transformations by understanding the everyday practices of cosmopolitanism by drawing together the works of leading urban scholars. Which forms of cultural difference are valued and which are excluded from this re-visioning of the contemporary city? This accessible book is groundbreaking in examining the complex politics of cosmopolitanism in accessible, empirical case studies. These range from Montreal to Singapore, London to Texas, Auckland to Amsterdam. The grounded nature of the discussion of cosmopolitanism makes "Cosmopolitan Urbanism "an accessible student guide to debates on the subject.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
272
Release Date:
2006-06-30
Publication Date:
2005-12-22
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0415344913
ISBN13:
9780415344913
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
575 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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