{"product_id":"toronto-the-good-9781487560539","title":"Toronto the Good","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmed with the motto Diversity Our Strength, the City of Toronto has garnered a world-class reputation for challenging racism, largely because of how it is seen to value and include racialized groups through its diversity policies and practices. \u003ci\u003eToronto the Good? \u003c\/i\u003eunsettles popular depictions of both diversity and the City of Toronto by attending to what diversity does in and for the City in the context of historical relations of race.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eToronto the Good?\u003c\/i\u003e brings together Shana Almeida’s critical insights as a former political staff member along with her years of in-depth research on diversity in the City of Toronto to offer a compelling case to rethink how we understand diversity and racial inclusion in the City of Toronto and beyond. Initiated in a local context, \u003ci\u003eToronto the Good? c\u003c\/i\u003eritically contributes to global discussions on diversity, race, democracy, political participation, and power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Diversification of Diversity Toronto the Good: Critical Contexts Toronto the Good: The Research Project Organization of the Book   2. Theoretical Concepts Racialization and Race  Abjection Discourse, Power, Space Belonging On Diversity Discourse, Race, Belonging, and Space    3. Being Exceptional: Moving Diversity beyond Race Embodying Progress: Equity, Inclusion, and Intersectionality Moving beyond Race in Text Not Seeing Exceptional via the “Outside” On Diversity and Racial Inclusion   4. Being Like No Other: Building Inside(r) Relations through Race Anti-racism Like No Other Diversity Like No Other Invoking the Stereotype On Being Like No Other: Final Thoughts   5. Being through Consultation Consultation, Democracy, Diversity Being through Commodification Commodification through Re-circulation Through Consultation: Final Thoughts   6. On Diversity Discourse and the Problem of Agency Toronto the Good: Critical insights On the Problem of Agency   References","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739696279895,"sku":"9781487560539","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487560539.jpg?v=1720052928","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/toronto-the-good-9781487560539","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}