Edge of empire : postcolonialism and the city / Jane M. Jacobs.

Main entry:

Jacobs, Jane M. (Jane Margaret), 1958-

Title & Author:

Edge of empire : postcolonialism and the city / Jane M. Jacobs.

Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.

Description:

xiii, 193 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-186) and index.
1. Travels on the Edge of Empire -- 2. (Post)Colonial Spaces -- 3. Negotiating the Heart Place and Identity in the Postimperial City -- 4. Eastern Trading Diasporas, Dwelling and Place -- 5. Urban Dreamings: The Aboriginal Sacred in the City -- 6. Authentically Yours De-Touring the Map -- 7. Conclusion.

Summary:

British imperialism carved its way through space: possessing and ordering territories across the globe. This spatial legacy is not a relic of the past, it lingers in the present and shapes the nature of postcolonial futures. Edge of Empire examines struggles over urban space in three contemporary First World cities in an attempt to map the real geographies of colonialism and postcolonialism. From London, the one-time heart of the empire, to Perth and Brisbane, scenes of Aboriginal claims for the sacred in the space of the modern city, Jacobs emphasises the global geography of the local and unravels the spatialised cultural politics of postcolonial processes. Edge of Empire forms the basis for understanding imperialism over space and time, and is a recognition of the unruly spatial politics of race and nation, nature and culture, past and present.

Resources:
1996.
Publisher description

ISBN:

0415120063
9780415120067
0415120071 (pbk.)
9780415120074 (pbk.)

Subject:

Commonwealth
Urban renewal Case studies.
Decolonization Case studies.
Minorities England London.
Aboriginal Australians Australia Brisbane (Qld.)
Aboriginal Australians Australia Perth (W.A.)
Postcolonialism Case studies.
Land use, Urban.
Imperialism
Rénovation urbaine Cas, Études de.
Décolonisation Études de cas.
Minorités Angleterre Londres.
Australiens (Aborigènes) Australie Brisbane (Queensl.)
Australiens (Aborigènes) Australie Perth (Austr.-Occ.)
Postcolonialisme Cas, Études de.
Rénovation urbaine Études de cas.
Postcolonialisme Études de cas.
Aboriginal Australians
Decolonization
Minorities
Postcolonialism
Urban renewal
Stadtgeografie
Städtebau
Stedelijke ontwikkeling.
Postkolonialisme.
Ruimtelijke aspecten.
Iwi taketake.
Geschichte 1980-1996.
England London
Queensland Brisbane
Western Australia Perth
Brisbane
London
Perth
Perth (Westaustralien)
Australian aborigines
Cities and towns
City planning

Form/genre:

Case Reports
Case studies
Fallstudiensammlung.
Études de cas.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 192596
Call No.: ID HT170.J33; ID:97-B3680
Status: Available

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