Diversities Old and New

Migration and Socio-Spatial Patterns in New York, Singapore and Johannesburg

AvS. Vertovec

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

Del i serien Global Diversities

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Beskrivning

Diversities Old and New provides comparative analyses of new urban patterns that arise under conditions of rapid, migration-driven diversification, including transformations of social categories, social relations and public spaces. Ethnographic findings in neighbourhoods of New York, Singapore and Johannesburg are presented.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-03-20
Mått:140 x 216 x 23 mm
Vikt:499 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Global Diversities
Antal sidor:275
Upplaga:2015
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137495471

Utforska kategorier

Migration inom Samhälle och politik
Sociala grupper och identitet inom Samhälle och politik
Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Sofya Aptekar, University of Massachusetts Boston, USAnna Cieslik, New Jersey City University, USLaavanya Kathiravelu, Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeRaji Matshedisho, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaAlex Wafer, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaJunjia Ye, Massey University, Australia

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction: Migration, Cities, Diversities 'Old' and 'New'; Steven Vertovec PART I: EXAMINING DIVERSITIES OLD AND NEW 2. Astoria, New York City; Sofya Aptekar and Anna Cieslik 3. Jurong West, Singapore; Laavanya Kathiravelu and Junjia Ye 4. Hillbrow, Johannesburg; Rajohane Matshedisho and Alex Wafer PART II: DIVERSITIES AND SPACES: COMING TOGETHER AND REMAINING APART 5. Religion in Public Spaces of Astoria; Anna Cieslik 6. Boundaries and Surveillance in Astoria; Sofya Aptekar 7. Encounter, Transport and Transitory Spaces in Jurong West; Laavanya Kathiravelu 8. Flea Markets and Familiar Strangers in Jurong West; Junjia Ye 9. Homelessness in Berea Park, Hillbrow; Rajohane Matshedisho 10. Precarity and Intimacy in Super-Diverse Hillbrow; Alex Wafer PART III: SOCIAL-SPATIAL PATTERNS OF ENCOUNTERING DIVERSITY 11. Route-ines 12. Rooms without Walls 13. Corridors of Dissociation 14. Conclusion; Steven Vertovec