Urban Multiculturalism and Globalization in New York City: An Analysis of Diasporic Temporalities

Laguerre, M.

This book focuses on American society as a transglobal nation and examines the temporal dimension of diasporic incorporation in New York City. It argues that immigrant neighbourhoods are faced not only with issues of economic and political integration, but also are engaged in a sublime and relentless effort of harmonizing the cultural rhythms of their daily life with the hegemonic temporality of mainstream society. Although much energy has been spent in explaining the segregated or ghettoized space of ethnic communities, there is, in contrast, a dearth of data on the subalternization, genealogy, and inscription of minoritized temporalities in the structural and interactional organization of the multicultural American City.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2003-11-19

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403915511

DOI: 10.1057/9780230503748

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 207