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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ruth Fincher , Kurt Iveson , Helga Leitner , Valerie PrestonPublisher: University of Minnesota Press Imprint: University of Minnesota Press Edition: 1 Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 21.60cm ISBN: 9780816694648ISBN 10: 0816694648 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 13 August 2019 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsThe reader is instilled with belief and optimism that social organizing around common needs holds great potential for changing the fabric of society one relationship at a time. This book is a solid contribution to the field of urban studies, and the knowledge it contributes is important to the perspective of practitioners of urban policy planning. --Progressive City It is more than refreshing to find a scholarly book with a message of hope, albeit a carefully calibrated message. --Journal of Planning Education and Research By focusing on globally pervasive patterns of discrimination against immigrants and investigating their possible remedies at a microlevel, the four geographers are asking their readers to drop the blinkers of privilege. Their earnest and carefully documented efforts pay close and respectful attention to what people actually do in their daily lives in the city. --H-Net Reviews """The reader is instilled with belief and optimism that social organizing around common needs holds great potential for changing the fabric of society one relationship at a time. This book is a solid contribution to the field of urban studies, and the knowledge it contributes is important to the perspective of practitioners of urban policy planning.""—Progressive City ""It is more than refreshing to find a scholarly book with a message of hope, albeit a carefully calibrated message.""—Journal of Planning Education and Research ""By focusing on globally pervasive patterns of discrimination against immigrants and investigating their possible remedies at a microlevel, the four geographers are asking their readers to drop the blinkers of privilege. Their earnest and carefully documented efforts pay close and respectful attention to what people actually do in their daily lives in the city.""—H-Net Reviews" The reader is instilled with belief and optimism that social organizing around common needs holds great potential for changing the fabric of society one relationship at a time. This book is a solid contribution to the field of urban studies, and the knowledge it contributes is important to the perspective of practitioners of urban policy planning. -Progressive City It is more than refreshing to find a scholarly book with a message of hope, albeit a carefully calibrated message. -Journal of Planning Education and Research By focusing on globally pervasive patterns of discrimination against immigrants and investigating their possible remedies at a microlevel, the four geographers are asking their readers to drop the blinkers of privilege. Their earnest and carefully documented efforts pay close and respectful attention to what people actually do in their daily lives in the city. -H-Net Reviews Author InformationRuth Fincher is Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the School of Geography at the University of Melbourne. Kurt Iveson is associate professor of urban geography at the University of Sydney. Helga Leitner is professor of geography at the University of California at Los Angeles. Valerie Preston is professor of geography at York University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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