ABSTRACT
In Part 1 I have attempted to construct the basis of an argument identifying the
concept of Third Space hybridity as a central theme of the last twenty years or so. We
have seen how the philosophical theories of Bhabha and Lévinas concerning the
fundamental instability of culture and identity, especially when it is brought into
contact with the Other, have been converted into a theory of post-colonial politics and
culture by Bhabha and others. I then attempted to show how the concept of hybridity
is expressed at the levels of popular culture, urban development and local politics in
ways that directly impact and affect the way people construct identities for
themselves and the communities in which they live.
