Cities of Whiteness

Wendy S Shaw author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:2nd Nov '07

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

Cities of Whiteness cover

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