Chinatown Unbound - Trans-Asian Urbanism in the Age of China

This book provides a timely and much-needed paradigm shift in our understanding of Chinatown, through an in-depth case study of Sydney's Chinatown.

Sommario

1. Introduction: Chinatown Unbound
2. Chinatown in Australia's Asian Century: From Enclave to Global Hub
3. Building Chinatown: Commercial Vernaculars, Urban Governance and Asian Spatial Templates
4. China's Town? Chinatown's Shifting Demography
5. Towards 'Asia-Town'? Chinatown's Cultural Diversity
6. Doing Business in Chinatown: Beyond the 'Ethnic Sub-Economy'
7. Branding Chinatown: From Flexible Chineseness to Multi-Asianness
8. Consuming Chinatown: The Rise of a Trans-Asian Urban Youth Culture
9. Curating Chinatown: Public Art beyond Orientalism
10. Conclusion: Chinatown's Future and the Prefiguration of an Australian Trans-Asian Metropolis

Info autore

Ien Ang, Distinguished Professor of Cultural Studies, Western Sydney University, Australia. Andrea Del Bono, PhD Graduate, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University, Australia.Andrea Del Bono, PhD Graduate, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University, Australia.Donald McNeill, Professor of Urban and Cultural Geography, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University, Australia. Alexandra Wong, Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University, Australia.

Riassunto

This book provides a timely and much-needed paradigm shift in our understanding of Chinatown, through an in-depth case study of Sydney's Chinatown.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alexandra Wong, Kay Anderson, Kay Ang Anderson, Ien Ang, Ang Ien, Andrea Del Bono, Andrea Del Bono, Kay Anderson, Donald Mcneill, McNeill Donald, Alexandra Wong
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781538147894
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-4789-4
• Pagine: 256
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Sydney, Australia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, Urban & municipal planning, Urban communities, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Asia-Pacific;Cultural Studies;Human Geography;Urban Studies