Urbanizing Carescapes of Hong Kong : Two Systems, One City.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (247 pages)
- Toposophia: Thinking Place/Making Space Series .
- Toposophia: Thinking Place/Making Space Series .
Urbanizing Carescapes Of Hong Kong -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Nested-Dependency Relations Across the Border(s) -- 2 Tenants Living on the Edge -- 3 Wan Chai For Sale -- 4 Expatriation of Space and Transnational Remaking of City -- 5 Everyday Carescapes -- 6 Displacing Sham Shui Po -- 7 Traveling Mothers and Cross-Border Care Practices -- Conclusion: Reclaim Space for Care -- Appendix A Methodological Note -- Appendix B List of Interviews -- Appendix C Interview with Expatriates -- Appendix D List of the interviewees quoted in the text -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Drawing upon the massive redevelopment catalyzed by government-led urban renewal in Hong Kong in the past two decades, this book recharges the story of post-colonial Hong Kong through care, displacement, and how care is displaced in urban governance.