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Urban Multiculturalism and Globalization in New York City
Michel S. Laguerre
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Description for Urban Multiculturalism and Globalization in New York City
Hardback. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFN; JFFS; JFSG; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
This book focuses on American society as a transglobal nation and examines the temporal dimension of diasporic incorporation in New York City. It argues that immigrant neighbourhoods are faced not only with issues of economic and political integration, but also are engaged in a sublime and relentless effort of harmonizing the cultural rhythms of their daily life with the hegemonic temporality of mainstream society. Although much energy has been spent in explaining the segregated or ghettoized space of ethnic communities, there is, in contrast, a dearth of data on the subalternization, genealogy, and inscription of minoritized temporalities in the structural ... Read more
This book focuses on American society as a transglobal nation and examines the temporal dimension of diasporic incorporation in New York City. It argues that immigrant neighbourhoods are faced not only with issues of economic and political integration, but also are engaged in a sublime and relentless effort of harmonizing the cultural rhythms of their daily life with the hegemonic temporality of mainstream society. Although much energy has been spent in explaining the segregated or ghettoized space of ethnic communities, there is, in contrast, a dearth of data on the subalternization, genealogy, and inscription of minoritized temporalities in the structural ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Number of Pages
207
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403915511
SKU
V9781403915511
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About Michel S. Laguerre
MICHEL S. LAGUERRE is Professor and Director of the Berkeley Center for Globalization and Information Technology at the University of California at Berkeley. He has published several books including The Global Ethnopolis: Chinatown, Japantown and Manilatown in American Society. He is currently completing a new volume entitled The Digital City: Information Technology and Globalization in Silicon Valley.
Reviews for Urban Multiculturalism and Globalization in New York City
'Urban Multiculturalism and globalization in New York City should prove a key tool for any serious exploration into the concrete practises that make 'the global' a material reality in space and time.' - Steven Flusty, York University