This groundbreaking book brings the study of whiteness and postcolonial perspectives to bear on debates about urban change.

• A thought-provoking contribution to debates about urban change, race and cosmopolitan urbanism
• Brings the study of whiteness to the discipline of geography, questioning the notion of white ethnicity
• Engages with Indigenous peoples' experiences of whiteness – past and present, and with theoretical postcolonial perspectives
• Uses Sydney as an example of a 'city of whiteness', considering trends such as Sydney's 'SoHo Syndrome' and the 'Harlemisation' of the Aboriginal community

Wendy S. Shaw is a Senior Lecturer in Geography at the University of New South Wales. Her research interests include the meanings of heritage in Australia and other Pacific places, the impacts of high-rise developments, and the status of Indigenous peoples in Australia and around the world.