{"product_id":"european-cities-modernity-race-and-colonialism-9781526158437","title":"European Cities: Modernity, Race and Colonialism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThis multidisciplinary collection of scholarship rethinks European urban modernity from a race-conscious perspective, engaging multiple combinations of global urban studies with postcolonial, decolonial, and critical race studies. Inspired by Dipesh Chakrabarty's notion of provincializing Europe, it interrogates dominant Eurocentric theories, representations, and models of European cities across the East-West divide, offering alternative perspectives to understand and imagine urban life and politics. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 28 June 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis comprehensive collection of scholarship reimagines European urban modernity from a race-conscious perspective, recognizing the (post)colonial entanglements. Comprising twelve original contributions, the book empirically explores diverse cities such as Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Cottbus, Genoa, Hamburg, Madrid, Mitrovica, Naples, Paris, Sheffield, and Thessaloniki, engaging various global urban studies approaches from various historical perspectives, alongside postcolonial, decolonial, and critical race studies. Drawing inspiration from Dipesh Chakrabarty's notion of provincializing Europe, the collection critically interrogates dominant, Eurocentric theories, representations, and models of European cities across the East-West divide, presenting the reader with alternative perspectives to understand and envision urban life and politics. With a focus on Europe, this collection makes significant contributions to decades of rigorous critical race scholarship on diverse global urban regions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis multidisciplinary collection of scholarship rethinks European urban modernity from a race-conscious perspective, being aware of (post)colonial entanglements. The twelve original contributions empirically focus on such varied cities as Barcelona,Buenos Aires,Cottbus,Genoa,Hamburg,Madrid,Mitrovica,Naples,Paris,Sheffield,and Thessaloniki, engaging multiple combinations of global urban studies, from various historical perspectives, with postcolonial, decolonial and critical race studies. Inspired by Dipesh Chakrabarty's notion of provincializing Europe, the collection interrogates dominant, Eurocentric theories, representations and models of European cities across the East-West divide, offering the reader alternative perspectives to understand and imagine urban life and politics. With its focus on Europe, it ultimately contributes to decades of rigorous critical race scholarship on varied global urban regions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEuropean cities is a vital reading for anyone interested in the complex interactions between colonial legacies and constructions of  modernity ,in view of catering to social change and urban justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 234 x 156 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781526158437\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shulph Ink","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44099560669434,"sku":"9781526158437","price":48.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1657289536332_book.jpg?v=1657605472","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/european-cities-modernity-race-and-colonialism-9781526158437","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}