Navigating Ethnicity: Segregation, Placemaking, and Difference Contributor(s): Kaplan, David H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1538101890 ISBN-13: 9781538101896 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $41.58 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Minority Studies - Social Science | Human Geography |
Dewey: 307.76 |
LCCN: 2017010946 |
Series: Human Geography in the Twenty-First Century: Issues and Appl |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.65 lbs) 258 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This important book provides a novel perspective on ethnicity, nationality, and race by considering how they are shaped by their geography. Exploring the complicated terrain of ethnicity through an expansive global perspective, David H. Kaplan traces the spatial arrangements that convey such potent meaning to the identity and opportunities of members of any cultural group. With examples from around the world, the author considers the most important aspects of ethnicity-from segregation to place making to multiculturalism, culture regions, diasporas, and transnationalism. He frames ethnicity as a contingent phenomenon, showing how context and place determine the position, definitions, behaviors, and attitudes toward and by members of an ethnic group. Drawing on an impressive depth of historical and empirical detail, Kaplan's analysis of the critical role of ethnicity in everyday geographies makes a major contribution to the field. |