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Book SynopsisIn Multicultural Cities, Mohammad Abdul Qadeer offers a tour of three of North America's premier multicultural metropolises - Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles
Trade Review'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
Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1: Cultures and the City Chapter 2: Multiculturalism: Diversity Rights and Common Ground Chapter 3: Making Multicultural Cities Chapter 4: Social Geography of Multicultural Cities Chapter 5: Ethnicity and Urban Economy Chapter 6: Patterns of Community Life Chapter 7: Experiences of Living in Multicultural Cities Chapter 8: Political Incorporation and Diversity Chapter 9: Pluralism of Urban Services Chapter 10: Urban Planning for Cultural Diversity Chapter 11: Imagining Multicultural Cities Appendix 1. Theoretical Discourse on Multiculturalism