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Borrowed Spaces: Life Between the Cracks of Modern Hong Kong: Penguin Specials
Author: Christopher DeWolf
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Retail Price: | $9.99 |
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ISBN: 9780734310859
Format: Paperback
Published: July 2017
Published By: Penguin China
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Published: July 2017
Published By: Penguin China
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Titles that are READY TO SHIP will be sent from our warehouse within 2 business days while stocks last. Click here for more details.
Product Description
Where have all the fishballs gone? From a journalist deeply attuned to the subtleties of Hong Kong life comes Borrowed Spaces, a chronicle of the ways in which the grassroots citizens of Hong Kong reshape their city to make up for the shortcomings of their bureaucratic government. Mango trees sprouting on roundabouts, fishball stalls and neon signs- these are just some of the Hong Kong icons that are casualties in the struggle to reclaim public spaces. Christopher DeWolf explores the history of Hong Kong's urban growth through the daily tug of war between the people's needs to express themselves and government regulations. Where have all the fishballs gone? From a journalist deeply attuned to the subtleties of Hong Kong life comes Borrowed Spaces, a chronicle of the ways in which the grassroots citizens of Hong Kong reshape their city to make up for the shortcomings of their bureaucratic government. Mango trees sprouting on roundabouts, fishball stalls and neon signs- these are just some of the Hong Kong icons that are casualties in the struggle to reclaim public spaces. Christopher DeWolf explores the history of Hong Kong's urban growth through the daily tug of war between the people's needs to express themselves and government regulations.Christopher DeWolf is a Hong Kong-based journalist and long-time contributor to The Wall Street Journal and the South China Morning Post. His writing has also appeared in TIME magazine, The Guardian and Design Anthology. Additionally, he is the managing editor for the arts, culture and history magazine Zolima.