Cities of Difference
Cities of Difference by Ruth Fincher, published by Guilford Press on March 20, 1998, is a comprehensive examination of contemporary urban studies through the lens of social science. This edition, comprising 322 pages, delves into how theories of difference can illuminate traditional concerns such as housing, labor markets, and state entitlement structures. The book presents a cultural political economy framework to analyze the fragmented nature of urban environments.
Readers will find a collection of essays that investigate the intersections of race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality within the context of postmodern cities. The contributors employ various theoretical and methodological approaches to explore the implications of economic polarization, gentrification, and consumption sites on the daily lives and political power of diverse communities. This text offers valuable insights into the complexities of urban geography and identity politics, making it a significant resource for those interested in sociology and human geography.
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How can contemporary theories of difference enhance our understanding of traditional urban studies concerns such as housing, labor markets, and structures of state entitlement? What are the connections between urban space and identity politics? This provocative text provides fresh perspectives on the fragmented city within a cultural political economy framework. Contributors explore the role of race, ethnicity, class, gender and sexuality, able-bodiedness, and other axes of difference in the geography of postmodern cities. Using a range of cutting-edge theoretical and methodological approaches, the book probes the relationship of the broader realities of urban life–economic polarization, gentrification, and the proliferation of sites of consumption to the everyday life and political power of different communities.
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