Hong Kong
Markets, Street Hawkers and the Fight against Gentrification
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2022
Zed Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78360-914-7 (ISBN)
Zed Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78360-914-7 (ISBN)
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A fascinating portrait of Hong Kong’s street markets, and of the ways in which these communities are resisting gentrification.
Street markets and hawking have long been a fixture of everyday life in
Hong Kong. Some markets are centuries old, and have come to serve as
embodiments of Hong Kong’s rich social and cultural heritage. But now many street
markets face the threat of creeping gentrification, as these vibrant community
spaces are cleared to make way for bland shopping malls.
In this moving and provocative work, historian Maurizio
Marinelli explores the street markets of Hong Kong, giving voice to their hawkers,
traders, artists and visitors, and painting a vivid picture of communities and
ways of life which face the threat of extinction. But Marinelli also looks at
the ways in which these communities are fighting back against gentrification,
and gives hope that Hong Kong’s markets may yet endure.
Street markets and hawking have long been a fixture of everyday life in
Hong Kong. Some markets are centuries old, and have come to serve as
embodiments of Hong Kong’s rich social and cultural heritage. But now many street
markets face the threat of creeping gentrification, as these vibrant community
spaces are cleared to make way for bland shopping malls.
In this moving and provocative work, historian Maurizio
Marinelli explores the street markets of Hong Kong, giving voice to their hawkers,
traders, artists and visitors, and painting a vivid picture of communities and
ways of life which face the threat of extinction. But Marinelli also looks at
the ways in which these communities are fighting back against gentrification,
and gives hope that Hong Kong’s markets may yet endure.
Maurizio Marinelli is a senior lecturer in East Asian history at Sussex University. He has written widely (in both English and Italian) on the history and culture of China and its cities. His previous books in English include Italy’s Encounter with Modern China (2014).
Introduction
1. Disciplining Street life in in Hong Kong: From Street Hawkers to Public Markets
2. Framing the City within the Market: The Case of the Western Market in Sheung Wan
3. The Post-modern Politics of Living Heritage: The Case of Graham Street Market
4. A Green Oasis in Central Hong Kong? The history of the Central Market
Conclusions
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.10.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Asian Arguments |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 222 mm |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Asien |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78360-914-1 / 1783609141 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78360-914-7 / 9781783609147 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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