Cultural diversity in Russian cities the urban landscape in the post-Soviet era

Cultural diversity - the multitude of different lifestyles that are not necessarily based on ethnic culture - is a catchphrase increasingly used in place of multiculturalism and in conjunction with globalization. Even though it is often used as a slogan it does capture a widespread phenomenon that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Gdaniec, Cordula (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books 2010.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Space and Place
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798017406719
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  • Cultural Diversity in Russian Cities; Contents; Figures; Preface and Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Cultural Diversity between Staging and the Everyday - Experiences from Moscow, St. Petersburg and Other Russian Cities. An Introduction; Chapter 2: Is Chinese Space 'Chinese'? New Migrants in St. Petersburg; Chapter 3: Constructions of the 'Other' - Racialisation of Migrants in Moscow and Novosibirsk; Chapter 4: Reshaping Living Space - Concepts of Home Represented by Women Migrants Working in St. Petersburg
  • Chapter 5: African Communities in Moscow and St. Petersburg - Issues of Inclusion and ExclusionChapter 6: The Construction of 'Marginality' and 'Normality' - In Search of a Collective Identity among Youth Cultural Scenes in Sochi; Chapter 7: 'You Know What Kind of Place This Is, Don't You?' - An Exploration of Lesbian Spaces in Moscow; Chapter 8: Begging as Economic Practice - Urban Niches in Central St. Petersburg; Contributors; Index