Hybrid Urbanism: On the Identity Discourse and the Built Environment

by Nezar AlSayyad

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275966127
• ISBN13: 9780275966126
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"