An edition of Ghetto at the center of the world
(2011)
Ghetto at the center of the world
Chungking Mansions, Hong Kong
by Gordon Mathews
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Commerce, Multipurpose buildings, Chungking Mansions (Hong Kong, China), Minorities, Guesthouses, City dwellers, Chongqing da sha (Hong Kong, China), Boardinghouses, Minorities, china, Hong kong (china), commerce, Chonqing da sha (Hong Kong, China), Hong kong - history, General & miscellaneous asian history, British imperialism & british empire - history, Asia - colonial historyPlaces
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Ghetto at the center of the world: Chungking Mansions, Hong Kong
2011, University of Chicago Press
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2011, University of Chicago Press
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Ghetto at the Center of the World: Chungking Mansions, Hong Kong
2011, University of Chicago Press
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1283362694 9781283362696
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Ghetto at the center of the world: Chungking Mansions, Hong Kong
2011, University of Chicago Press
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Table of Contents
Note on Hong Kong
Place. Introducing Chungking Mansions ; "Ghetto at the center of the world" ; Why Chungking Mansions exists and why it matters ; The building ; History ; Owners' association ; Business ; My own involvement
People. Traders ; Owners and managers ; Temporary workers ; Asylum seekers ; Domestic helpers ; Sex workers ; Heroin addicts ; Tourists ; How these different groups interact
Goods. The passage of goods in Chungking Mansions ; Selling goods ; Taking advantage of buyers ; Copy goods ; Manufacturers and middlemen ; Tricks and travails of a phone stall ; Varieties of traders ; The generation gap among traders ; Techniques of traders ; The lure of China ; The perils of customs ; The significance of goods and traders
Laws. The omnipresent shadow of the law ; Conflicts within and beyond the law ; The role of police ; Visas and residence rights ; Asylum seekers and the law ; "Real" and "fake" asylum seekers ; The lives of asylum seekers ; The changing treatment of asylum seekers ; Future. Changing imaginations of Chungking Mansions ; How Chungking Mansions transforms people ; Cultural identity ; Global significance ; The future of Chungking Mansions / the future of the world.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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