{"product_id":"after-the-cosmopolitan-hardback","title":"After the Cosmopolitan? - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter the Cosmopolitan?\u003c\/em\u003e argues that both racial divisions and intercultural dialogue can only be understood in the context of the urbanism through which they are realized. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll the key debates in cultural theory and urban studies are covered in detail:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe growth of cultural industries and the marketing of cities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esocial exclusion and violence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe nature of the ghetto\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe cross-disciplinary conceptualization of cultural hybridity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe politics of third-way social policy. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn considering the ways in which race is played out in the world's most eminent cities, Michael Keith shows that neither the utopian naiveté of some invocations of cosmopolitan democracy, nor the pessimism of multicultural hell can adequately make sense of the changing nature of contemporary metropolitan life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthoritative and informative, this book will be of interest to advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers of anthropology, cultural studies, geography, politics and sociology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45547577868526,"sku":"9780415341684","price":227.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/after-the-cosmopolitan-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}