This book brings together some of the most recent and exciting work from within sociology and cultural studies. It examines urban theory, ethnic diversity and the politics of difference, nostalgia and memory and the image of the city.

Figures, List of contributors, Acknowledgements, IMAGINING CITIES, Part I Theorising cities, Part II Racial/spatial imaginaries, Part III Nostalgia/memory, Part IV Narrating cityscapes, Part V Virtual cities, Bibliography, Index