Shanghai Gone: Domicide and Defiance in a Chinese Megacity

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Shanghai Gone: Domicide and Defiance in a Chinese Megacity (State & Society in East Asia)

Shanghai has been demolished and rebuilt into a gleaming megacity in recent decades, now ranking with New York and London as a hub of global finance. But that transformation has come at a grave human cost. This compelling book is the first to apply the concept of domicideâ€”the eradication of a home against the will of its dwellersâ€”to the sweeping destruction of neighborhoods, families, and life patterns to make way for the new Shanghai. Here we find the holdouts and protesters, men and women who have stubbornly resisted domicide and demanded justice. Qin Shao follows, among others, a reticent kindergarten teacher turned diehard petitioner; a descendant of gangsters and squatters who has become an amateur lawyer for evictees; and a Chinese Muslim who has struggled to recover his ancestral home in Xintiandi, an infamous site of gentrification dominated by a well-connected Hong Kong real estate tycoon. Highlighting the wrenching changes spawned by Chinaâ€™s reform era, Shao vividly portrays the relentless pursuit of growth and profit by the combined forces of corrupt power and money, the personal wreckage it has left behind, and the enduring human spirit it has unleashed.

To see the author's blog post on Asia Society, please click here.

Country	USA
Author	Qin Shao
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Rowman n Littlefield Publishers
EAN	9781442211322
Edition	1
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	1442211326
IsEligibleForTradeIn	1
Label	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Manufacturer	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	326
PublicationDate	2013-02-20
Publisher	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ReleaseDate	2013-02-20
Studio	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Shanghai Gone: Domicide and Defiance in a Chinese Megacity (State & Society in East Asia)

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