Migrants and City-Making : Dispossession, Displacement, and Urban ...

Name: Migrants and City-Making : Dispossession, Displacement, and Urban ...
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In Migrants and City-Making Ayse \u00C7aglar and Nina Glick Schiller trace the participation of migrants in the unequal networks of power that connect their lives to regional, national, and global institutions. Grounding their work in comparative ethnographies of three cities struggling to regain their former standing-Mardin, Turkey; Manchester, New Hampshire; and Halle/Saale, Germany-\u00C7aglar and Glick Schiller challenge common assumptions that migrants exist on society\u2019s periphery, threaten social cohesion, and require integration. Instead \u00C7aglar and Glick Schiller explore their multifaceted role as city-makers, including their relationships to municipal officials, urban developers, political leaders, business owners, community organizers, and social justice movements. In each city \u00C7aglar and\n\nMigrants and City-Making\nDispossession, Displacement, and Urban Regeneration\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery usi;