Urban villages in the new China : case of Shenzhen / Da Wei David Wang.

Author
Wang, Da Wei David [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]
  • ©2016
Description
xiii, 203 pages ; 22 cm

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    "Focusing on Shenzhen as a representation of the general urban village phenomenon in China, this book considers the impact of China's economic reform on urbanization and urban villages over the past three decades. Shenzhen's urban villages are some of the first of their kind in China, unique in their diversity and organizational capacity, but most notably in their ability to protect village culture whilst coexisting with Shenzhen, one of the fastest urbanizing cities on earth. Providing a study of regional contrast of urban villages in China with newly collected fieldwork materials from Guangzhou, Beijing, and Xi'an, this book also considers recent developments within urban villages, including attempts at marketization of the so-called xiao chanquanfang (the quintessential urban village apartment units). It also addresses the corruption scandals that engulfed some urban villages in late 2013. Through cutting edge fieldwork, the author offers a cross-disciplinary study of the history, culture, socio-economic changes, and migration of the villages which arguably embody Chinese social mobility in an urban form."-- Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-196) and index.
    Contents
    • Urban Villages in Words and Senses
    • The Origin of Shenzhen's Urban Village: Policies and Backgrounds
    • The Villages and Shenzhen City: History, Transition, and Co-Existence
    • Migrant City and Migrant Villages
    • Urban Village Inc.
    • Urban Renewal and The Rise of Shenzhen's Real Estate Developers
    • Stereotypes and Self-government
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    ISBN
    • 9781137504258 ((hardcover ; : alkaline paper))
    • 1137504250 ((hardcover ; : alkaline paper))
    • 9781137504265 ((ebook))
    • 1137504269 ((ebook))
    LCCN
    2016956811
    OCLC
    952383994
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