{"product_id":"cosmopolitan-urbanism-jon-binnie-9780415344913","title":"Cosmopolitan Urbanism","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn order to attract investment and tourism, cities are increasingly competing to re-brand themselves as cosmopolitan, and in recent years, cosmopolitanism has become the focus of considerable critical attention in academia. Here, renowned editors and contributors have come together to produce one of the first books to tackle cosmopolitanism from a geographical perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentral to the cosmopolitan process is how traditionally marginalized groups have become re-valued and reconstructed as a resource in the eyes of planners and politicians. This fascinating book examines the politics of these transformations by understanding the everyday practices of cosmopolitanism. Which forms of cultural difference are valued and which are excluded from this re-visioning of the contemporary city? Organized in three distinct parts, the book covers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eproduction and consumption, and cosmopolitanism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe spatialities of cosmopolitanism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe deployment, mobilization and articulation of cosmopolitan discourses in policy-making and urban design.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume is groundbreaking in examining the complex politics of cosmopolitanism in empirical case studies from Montreal to Singapore, London to Texas, Auckland to Amsterdam. With a strong editorial steer, including general and section introductions and a conclusion to guide the student reader, \u003cem\u003eCosmopolitan Urbanism\u003c\/em\u003e employs a range of theoretical and empirical approaches to provide a grounded treatment essential for students of human geography, urban studies and sociology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jon Binnie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415344913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415344913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/22\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.36w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2006 pg. 173","brand":"Jon Binnie","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136075542783,"sku":"9780415344913","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b26800bf-ba75-46b4-a0b0-293d2df74757.jpg?v=1770160346","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cosmopolitan-urbanism-jon-binnie-9780415344913","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}