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Multicultural Cities: Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles
Mohammed Abdul Qadeer
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What defines a multicultural city? Policy? Geography? Demography? In Multicultural Cities, Mohammad Abdul Qadeer offers a tour of three of North America's premier multicultural metropolises - Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles - that demonstrates the critical qualities that make these cities multicultural. Guided by the perspective that multiculturalism is the combination of cultural diversity with a common ground of values and institutions, Qadeer examines the social geography, economy, and everyday life of each metropolitan area. His analysis spans the divide between Canada, where multiculturalism is official government policy, and the United States, where it is not. A comprehensive ... Read more
What defines a multicultural city? Policy? Geography? Demography? In Multicultural Cities, Mohammad Abdul Qadeer offers a tour of three of North America's premier multicultural metropolises - Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles - that demonstrates the critical qualities that make these cities multicultural. Guided by the perspective that multiculturalism is the combination of cultural diversity with a common ground of values and institutions, Qadeer examines the social geography, economy, and everyday life of each metropolitan area. His analysis spans the divide between Canada, where multiculturalism is official government policy, and the United States, where it is not. A comprehensive ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442630147
SKU
V9781442630147
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99-1
About Mohammed Abdul Qadeer
Mohammad Abdul Qadeer is a professor emeritus in the Department of Geography and Planning at Queen's University.
Reviews for Multicultural Cities: Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles
'Qadeer brings to bear an in-depth knowledge about multicultural cities, their urban institutions and structures and insights into ways these institutions and structures are evolving and cultural differences negotiated.'
Carlos Teixeira Journal of Urban Affairs January 2017
Carlos Teixeira Journal of Urban Affairs January 2017