Description
Adopting a perspective inspired by Henri Lefebvre, this book considers the spread of multiculture from the central city to the periphery and considers the role that 'race' continues to play in structuring the metropolis, taking London, New York and Paris as examples.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements Introduction: The Signs in the Street PART I: I CAN FEEL THE CITY BREATHING Breathe In: The Public City Breathe Out: The Naked City Agonopolis: The Multicultural City PART II: EMPTY PROSPERITY Cosmopolis: Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City Bedsit-land: Southend-on-Sea and London State-Space: La Courneuve and Paris The Outer-Inner City: 'Race', Conviviality and the Centre-Periphery Epilogue References Index
