{"product_id":"9781788738170","title":"Outside the Outside","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat the changing suburbs tell us about the future of the city in the 21st century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne can no longer talk about the the urban center and the suburban periphery, and in \u003ci\u003eOutside the Outside \u003c\/i\u003eMatt Hern argues that we must rethink the entire identity of the city itself\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eToday the majority of the Western world lives in suburbs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet these neighborhoods that once offered security and respite from the perceived dangers of the city center have been radically transformed in the last few decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile there is much talk of how gentrification displaces communities, there is little focus on where these communities are moved to.\u003ci\u003e Outside the Outside\u003c\/i\u003e maps these changes and also comes up with solutions on how to revive the social life of the city in the face of rabid financialization. In particular, Hern shows the rapid peripheralization of racial poverty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith on-the-ground reportage in, amongst others, Portland, Vancouver, London, and Ferguson Missouri he shows us how we need to challenge our misconceptions and see the suburbs as vibrant places of resistance and regeneration, and to celebrate the movement, circulation and difference that make so many suburbs so alive.","brand":"Matt Hern (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Verso Books |  Hardback  |  2024-03-26","offer_id":44663266246911,"sku":"9781788738170","price":33.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_d9aac9d6-af7f-4061-9a6a-139166fe9544.jpg?v=1704533320","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781788738170","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}