Understanding the City through its Margins

<p>Cities the world over and in particular developing countries suffer from uneven development and inequality. This is often coupled with the view that these inequalities constitute unfortunate anomalies. In contrast this edited volume draws out the ways in which the city has not been able to exist without its margins both materially ideationally and socially. In this book the margins are first the mirrors of the city and second a fundamental route through which various centers can legitimate and sustain their power. Contemporary case studies are compared to a number of those from history with the accent on Asia Africa and the Middle East and engage with the underlying theoretical questions of what is the urban margin and what is marginality in urban society and spaces?</p>