| Description |
1 online resource (195 pages). |
| Series |
Space and Place
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Space and place.
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| Contents |
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. |
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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. |
| Summary |
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 cities must contend with in dealing with their increasingly diverse populations. The contributors examine how Russian cities are responding and through case studies from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and Sochi explore the ways in which different cultures are inscribed into urban spaces, whe. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cultural pluralism -- Russia (Federation) -- History.
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Imperialism -- Social aspects -- Russia (Federation) -- History.
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Rationalization (Psychology) -- Political aspects -- Russia (Federation) -- History.
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Language and culture -- Russia (Federation)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. |
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Cultural pluralism. |
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Imperialism -- Social aspects. |
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Language and culture. |
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Russia (Federation) |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gdaniec, Cordula. Cultural Diversity in Russian Cities : The Urban Landscape in the post-Soviet Era. New York : Berghahn Books, ©2011 9781845456658 |
| ISBN |
9781845458317 |
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1845458311 |
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1845456653 |
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9781845456658 |
| Standard No. |
9786612662430 |
| Music No. |
9786612662430 |
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