Paradigm City : Space, Culture, and Capitalism in Hong Kong.
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TextSeries: SUNY Series in Global Modernity SeriesPublisher: Albany : State University of New York Press, 2009Copyright date: ©2008Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (213 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780791477229
- 951.2506
- JQ1539.5.A58 -- N4 2009eb
Intro -- paradigm city -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. "World Suicide Capital" -- 2. Walking Down Memory Lane: On the Streets of the Hong Kong History Museum's Paradigm City -- 3. Quality Citizens in Public Spaces -- 4. The World Emporium and the Mall City -- 5. Body Weight, Responsible Citizenship,and Women's Social Space -- 6. Repatriating from Globalization -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Materially grounded analysis of contemporary film, literature, and music in Hong Kong that resists the superficial stereotypes of the "global city.".
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