Human geography in the twenty-first century: issues and applications
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-233) and index.
Something about ethnicity -- Diversity in urban history -- Contextualizing ethnicity -- Fashioning spatial concentration -- Measuring and modeling spatial segregation -- Ethnic culture regions and placemaking -- Ethnic spaces created from exploitation and conflict -- Positive consequences of concentration -- Negative consequences of concentration -- Multiculturalism and the spatial configuration of ethnic groups in the city -- Distances and diasporas -- Transnationalism and hybridity -- Envisioning the future.
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"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"--