LEADER 03915cam 22005298i 4500001 on1391212335 003 OCoLC 005 20240430153656.0 008 231109s2024 miu b 001 0 eng 010 2023046419 019 1391214165 020 9780472056378 020 9780472076376 |q(hardcover) 020 047207637X 020 0472056379 020 |z9780472903764 |q(ebook other) 035 (Sirsi) o1391212335 035 (OCoLC)1391212335 |z(OCoLC)1391214165 040 MiU |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCO |dWAU |dMUB |dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 043 a-cc--- 050 00 HT178.C552 |bQ554 2024 082 00 307.3/416095114 |223/eng/20240131 100 1 Demgenski, Philipp, |eauthor. |=^A1466344 245 10 Seeking a future for the past : |bspace, power, and heritage in a Chinese city / |cPhilipp Demgenski. 263 2402 264 1 Ann Arbor : |bUniversity of Michigan Press, |c2024. 300 xvi, 279 pages : |billustrations ; |c23 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 China understandings today 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 |g1. |tThe past: a sociospatial history of the inner city -- |g2. |tRedevelopment: from demolition to preservation to stagnation -- |g3. |tLocal residents: living in the center at the margins of the city -- |g4. |tExpropriation: the burden of the past -- |g5. |tMigrants: "only" working in the inner city -- |g6. |tPreservationists: colonial heritage and the search for authenticity -- |g7. |tThe future of the inner city? 520 "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"-- |cProvided by publisher. 588 Description based on information from the publisher. 650 0 Urban renewal |zChina |zQingdao. |=^A12438 651 0 Qingdao (China) |xPolitics and government. |=^A636787 651 0 Qingdao (China) |xSocial aspects. |=^A636787 776 08 |iOnline version:Demgenski, Philipp. |tSeeking a future for the past |dAnn Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2024 |z9780472903764 |w(DLC) 2023046420 830 0 China understandings today. |=^A1467381 949 Order on Demand |wASIS |hJOYNER219 960 |o1 |s34.95 |uJSOC |zUSD 961 |fDMD |m138099 596 1 998 6364020