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Urban Villages in the New China: Case of Shenzhen Hardcover - 2016

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Author: Da Wei David Wang
ISBN: 9781137504258

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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.

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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 the 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 fasted urbanizing cities on earth. Providing a study of regional contrast of urban villages in China with newly collected field work materials from Guangzhou, Beijing, and Xi'an, this book also considers recent developments within urban villages, including attempts of 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 field work, the author offers a cross disciplinary study of the history, culture, socio-economic changes and migration of the villages which are arguably embody Chinese social mobility in an urban form.

Details

Title Urban Villages in the New China: Case of Shenzhen
Author Da Wei Wang
Binding Hardcover
Pages 203
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Palgrave MacMillan
Date 2016-10-29
Illustrated Yes
Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
ISBN 9781137504258 / 1137504250
Weight 0.88 lbs (0.40 kg)
Dimensions 8.65 x 6.14 x 0.7 in (21.97 x 15.60 x 1.78 cm)
Themes
- Demographic Orientation: Urban
Library of Congress subjects Villages, Community development
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2016956811
Dewey Decimal Code 304.2

About the author

Da Wei David Wang is Associate Professor at the Centre of Contemporary Chinese Politics, Shenzhen University, China.His main research focus is on Shenzhen-related topics and Chinese cities.