Factory Towns of South China: An Illustrated Guidebook (English and Chinese Edition)
ISBN-13:
9789888083695
ISBN-10:
9888083694
Author:
Stefan Al
Publication date:
2012
Publisher:
Hong Kong University Press
Format:
Paperback
216 pages
Category:
Buildings
,
Architecture
,
Regional
,
Urban & Land Use Planning
,
Human Resources
,
China
,
Asian History
,
Hong Kong
,
Cultural
,
Anthropology
,
Sociology
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ISBN-13:
9789888083695
ISBN-10:
9888083694
Author:
Stefan Al
Publication date:
2012
Publisher:
Hong Kong University Press
Format:
Paperback
216 pages
Category:
Buildings
,
Architecture
,
Regional
,
Urban & Land Use Planning
,
Human Resources
,
China
,
Asian History
,
Hong Kong
,
Cultural
,
Anthropology
,
Sociology
Summary
Factory Towns of South China: An Illustrated Guidebook (English and Chinese Edition) (ISBN-13: 9789888083695 and ISBN-10: 9888083694), written by authors
Stefan Al, was published by Hong Kong University Press in 2012.
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Description
Organized in part as a travel guide - with many colorful maps, photos and drawings - this book profiles a wide range of Chinese factory towns producing everything from cars to toys to circuit boards.
Most consumer products come primarily from the Pearl River Delta, the "factory of the world" with the largest industrial region on earth. The delta has attracted millions of poor rural residents to settle in factory towns in hopes for a better life. Factory Towns of South China opens a window on these walled compounds, exposing the gritty establishments, crowded dormitories and monotonous labor carried out by workers. Some function as self-contained cities, with their own fire brigade, hospital, bank, TV station and as many as half a million workers living within the compounds. Other factories are scattered in larger villages to mask their existence and evade governmental crackdowns on the production of fake consumer goods and illegal casino machines.
Contributors include David Bray, Minnie Chan, Jia-Ching Chen, Paul Chu Hoi Shan, Eli Friedman, Claudia Juhre, Laurence Liauw, Paul Lin, Ting Shi, Casey Wang, Rex Wong, and Chun Yang.
Most consumer products come primarily from the Pearl River Delta, the "factory of the world" with the largest industrial region on earth. The delta has attracted millions of poor rural residents to settle in factory towns in hopes for a better life. Factory Towns of South China opens a window on these walled compounds, exposing the gritty establishments, crowded dormitories and monotonous labor carried out by workers. Some function as self-contained cities, with their own fire brigade, hospital, bank, TV station and as many as half a million workers living within the compounds. Other factories are scattered in larger villages to mask their existence and evade governmental crackdowns on the production of fake consumer goods and illegal casino machines.
Contributors include David Bray, Minnie Chan, Jia-Ching Chen, Paul Chu Hoi Shan, Eli Friedman, Claudia Juhre, Laurence Liauw, Paul Lin, Ting Shi, Casey Wang, Rex Wong, and Chun Yang.
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