Despite strong forces toward globalization; much of late 20th century urbanism demonstrates a movement toward cultural differentiation. Such factors as ethnicity and religious and cultural heritages have led to the concept of hybridity as a shaper of identity. Challenging the common assumption that hybrid peoples create hybrid places and hybrid places house hybrid people; this book suggests that hybrid environments do not always accommodate pluralistic tendencies or multicultural practices. In contrast to the standard position that hybrid space results from the merger of two cultures; the book introduces the concept of a third place and argues for a more sophisticated understanding of the principal.In contributed chapters; the book provides case studies of the third place; enabling a comparative and transnational examination of the complexity of hybridity. The book is divided into two parts. Part one deals with pre-20th century examples of places that capture the intersection of modernity and hybridity. Part two considers equivalent sites in the late 20th century; demonstrating how hybridity has been a central feature of globalization.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful. Spend the extra $ for the hardback version with color pics!By biogrrlVery disappointed - no where in the description did it say all pictures were in black and white. Its an interior design book. With black and white pictures. Completely useless. My bad for not reading all the reviews; never imagined that an interior design book wouldnt have color pictures.14 of 14 people found the following review helpful. It is easy to read with nice bold printBy BaublesUgly facsimile of the original with only black and white photos. If I had seen in person would not have purchased. It is easy to read with nice bold print; but a book on interior design should have color photos as the authors included in the original publication.12 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Contents are good; but black and white illustrations (which are referred ...By Eugenia HamiltonContents are good; but black and white illustrations (which are referred to as in color) and fonts are very hard to understand. Seemed more like a print of a PDF than a real book; and that was not clear from the description.