Policy Press Lived Diversities: Space, Place and Identities in the Multi-ethnic City

Product Description Lived diversities: Space, place and identities in the multi-ethnic city is a timely and important book, which focuses on multi-ethnic interaction in an inner city area. Addressing difficult issues that are often simplistically and negatively portrayed it challenges the stereotypical denigration of inner city life, and Muslim communities in particular. Using well-crafted historical, political and contextual explanations the book provides a nuanced account of contemporary multi-ethnic coexistence. This invaluable contribution to our understanding of the politics and practice of multicultural coexistence is a must-read for students and practitioners interested in ethnic diversity, urban policy and the politics of place and space. Review "Lived diversities is a suggestive, richly textured study of everyday urban multiculture. Its engagement with issues of conflict, conviviality and banal civility will reward and challenge researchers and practitioners working through the implications of diversity for contemporary conceptions of citizenship." --Therese O Toole, University of Bristol "Husband et al's fine-grained study provides a necessary and compelling response to the corrosive but durable stereotypes of Bradford that have been circulated over the last years." --Dr Gavan Titley, National University of Ireland An intelligent and lively contribution to the critique of social cohesion discourse in the policy sector. It provides a vivid analysis of local Bradford street life, where cars, buildings and sounds play an integral social, cultural and political role. --Prof John Eade, University of Roehampton About the Author Professor Charles Husband is Professor of Social Analysis, University of Bradford and Docent in Sociology at the University of Helsinki Yunis Alam is a Lecturer in the School of Social and International Studies, University of Bradford Jorg Huettermann is a member of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence, University of Bielefeld Joanna Fomina is Programme Manager at The Friendly EU border Project and The Stefan Batory Foundation, Warsaw.