| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 272 pages) : illustrations, maps |
|
data file rda |
| Series |
China understandings today |
|
China understandings today.
|
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-272) and index. |
| Access |
Open access MiU |
| Summary |
Seeking a Future for the Past: Space, Power, and Heritage in a Chinese City examines the complexities and changing sociopolitical dynamics of urban renewal in contemporary China. Drawing on ten years of ethnographic fieldwork in the northeastern Chinese city of Qingdao, the book tells the story of the slow, fragmented, and contentious transformation of Dabaodao--an area in the city's former colonial center--from a place of common homes occupied by the urban poor into a showcase of architectural heritage and site for tourism and consumption. The ethnography provides a nuanced account of the diverse experiences and views of a range of groups involved in, shaping, and being shaped by the urban renewal process--local residents, migrant workers, preservationists, planners, and government officials-- and particularly foregrounds the voices and experiences of marginal groups, such as migrants in the city. Unpacking structural reasons for urban developmental impasses, it paints a nuanced local picture of urban governance and political practice in contemporary urban China. Seeking a Future for the Past also weighs the positives and negatives of heritage preservation and scrutinizes the meanings and effects of "preservation" on diverse social actors. By zeroing in on the seemingly contradictory yet coexisting processes of urban stagnation and urban destruction, the book reveals the multifaceted challenges that China faces in reforming its urbanization practices and, ultimately, in managing its urban future. |
| Funding |
Sponsored by The Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies (LRCCS) |
| Note |
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 |
|
Description based on information from the publisher. |
| Subject |
Urban renewal -- China -- Qingdao.
|
|
Qingdao (China) -- Politics and government.
|
|
Qingdao (China) -- Social aspects.
|
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
|
| Added Author |
Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.
|
| Has Supplement: |
Supplement (work): Demgenski, Philipp, Seeking a future for the past 1 online resource (map of Qingdao and Dabaodao from 1901) |
| ISBN |
9780472903764 (electronic bk.) |
|
0472903764 (electronic bk.) |
| Standard No. |
10.3998/mpub.12315869 doi |
|
