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Cities of Whiteness

Wendy S Shaw author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:2nd Nov '07

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This groundbreaking book brings the study of whiteness and postcolonial perspectives to bear on debates about urban change.

  • A thought-provoking contribution to debates about urban change, race and cosmopolitan urbanism
  • Brings the study of whiteness to the discipline of geography, questioning the notion of white ethnicity
  • Engages with Indigenous peoples' experiences of whiteness – past and present, and with theoretical postcolonial perspectives
  • Uses Sydney as an example of a 'city of whiteness', considering trends such as Sydney's 'SoHo Syndrome' and the 'Harlemisation' of the Aboriginal community

"Shaw does a fascinating job combining the literature on urban transformation with whiteness studies and creating a unique reading of Sydney as a space of white privilege … .The book is well researched and tells a fascinating story of racialized urban change." (Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, December 2008)

ISBN: 9781405129138

Dimensions: 236mm x 158mm x 18mm

Weight: 472g

232 pages