The Cosmopolitan Canopy

Race And Civility In Everyday Life

BY ELIJAH ANDERSON

Brief Description:
Cosmopolitan canopies are urban spaces that offer a break from the tensions of chafing racial and economic differences, a place for diverse peoples to assemble and rub elbows. Elijah Anderson looks at such spaces in Philadelphia, including Reading Terminal Market and Rittenhouse Square detailing the give-and-take of public interaction. He observes how close and far away people sit, whether they greet each other, how deep or long their interactions are, and whether they break or reinforce barriers. He also chronicles the daily shifting of space used by the homeless, workers, residents, and commuters as they encounter, interact, and evade.

Norton 2011 317 PP. Cloth

$25.95 (in stock)