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Social Science General

Multicultural Cities

Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles

by (author) Mohammed Abdul Qadeer

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Mar 2016
Category
General, General, General, Geography
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442630147
    Publish Date
    Mar 2016
    List Price
    $48.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781442630130
    Publish Date
    Mar 2016
    List Price
    $108.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442630161
    Publish Date
    May 2016
    List Price
    $38.95

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Description

What defines a multicultural city? Policy? Geography? Demography? In Multicultural Cities, Mohammad Abdul Qadeer offers a tour of three of North America’s premier multicultural metropolises – Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles – that demonstrates the critical qualities that make these cities multicultural.

Guided by the perspective that multiculturalism is the combination of cultural diversity with a common ground of values and institutions, Qadeer examines the social geography, economy, and everyday life of each metropolitan area. His analysis spans the divide between Canada, where multiculturalism is official government policy, and the United States, where it is not. A comprehensive investigation of how some of today’s leading majority-minority cities thrive, written by a keen observer of North American urban life, Multicultural Cities is an important complement to any discussion about how cities can and should accommodate diversity.

About the author

Mohammad Abdul Qadeer is a professor emeritus in the Department of Geography and Planning at Queen’s University.

Mohammed Abdul Qadeer's profile page

Editorial Reviews

‘Qadeer brings to bear an in-depth knowledge about multicultural cities, their urban institutions and structures and insights into ways these institutions and structures are evolving and cultural differences negotiated.’

Journal of Urban Affairs January 2017