Cities of whiteness.9781405129121 Cities of whiteness. Shaw, Wendy S. Blackwell Publishing 2007 218 pages $39.95 Paperback Antipode an·ti·pode n. A direct or diametrical opposite: "We just sit and listen to the fullness of the quiet, as an antipode to focused busyness" Kathryn A. Knox. book series GF801 Shaw (geography, U. of New South Wales New South Wales, state (1991 pop. 5,164,549), 309,443 sq mi (801,457 sq km), SE Australia. It is bounded on the E by the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is the capital. The other principal urban centers are Newcastle, Wagga Wagga, Lismore, Wollongong, and Broken Hill. ) examines cultural forms that have emerged with the shift from suburban to urban living in Sydney, as one example of gentrification gentrification, the rehabilitation and settlement of decaying urban areas by middle- and high-income people. Beginning in the 1970s and 80s, higher-income professionals, drawn by low-cost housing and easier access to downtown business areas, renovated deteriorating around the world as run-down run·down n. 1. A point-by-point summary. 2. Baseball A play in which a runner is trapped between bases and is pursued by fielders attempting to make the tag. adj. also run-down 1. a. inner cities get spiffied up and priced up for the middle class. She finds that these new forms have engaged strategies of exclusionary whiteness regardless of the city's multiculturalism. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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