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OverviewFeaturing everything from sports stadiums to shopping malls, hundreds of new cities in China stand empty, with hundreds more set to be built by 2030. Between now and then, the country's urban population will leap to over one billion, as the central government kicks its urbanization initiative into overdrive. In the process, traditional social structures are being torn apart, and a rootless, semi-displaced, consumption orientated culture rapidly taking their place. Ghost Cities of China is an enthralling dialogue driven, on-location search for an understanding of China's new cities and the reasons why many currently stand empty. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Wade ShepardPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Zed Books Ltd Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 13.80cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.446kg ISBN: 9781783602193ISBN 10: 1783602198 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 09 April 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1. The New Map of China 2. Clearing the Land 3. Of New Cities and Ghost Cities 4. When Construction Ends the Building Begins 5. Megacities Inside of Megacities 6. A New City, A New Identity 7. No Going Back 8. Powering the New China 9. Staying Afloat 10. What Ghost Cities BecomeReviews'A crash course in how Chinese capitalism, if that's what it is, actually works.' Guardian 'The landscape Shepard travels is so strange and monumental that it is hard to avoid being fascinated.' New Statesman 'In Ghost Cities of China, Wade Shepard guides us on a comprehensive - yet still often intimate - tour of cities that are just being born. Through in-depth engagement with the country's vast urbanization efforts, Shepard exposes both the myths and realities of China's ghost cities; haunted spaces, which are not dead and abandoned, but rather have yet to come to life.' Anna Greenspan, author of Shanghai Future: Modernity Remade 'In his exploration of East Asian cities that are literally disposable, Wade Shepard provides an intriguing overview to a phenomenon that combines two of this century's biggest narratives -- global urbanization, and the unprecedented growth of China.' Rolf Potts, author of Vagabonding and Marco Polo Didn't Go There 'Wade Shepard cuts through the sensational coverage of China's infrastructure boom to deliver an eye-opening piece of reportage on the topic. A well-reported and fascinating primer on China's ghost cities.' Rob Schmitz, China Correspondent for Marketplace 'In Ghost Cities of China, Wade Shepard guides us on a comprehensive - yet still often intimate - tour of cities that are just being born. Through in-depth engagement with the country's vast urbanization efforts, Shepard exposes both the myths and realities of China's ghost cities; haunted spaces, which are not dead and abandoned, but rather have yet to come to life.' Anna Greenspan, author of Shanghai Future: Modernity Remade 'In his exploration of East Asian cities that are literally disposable, Wade Shepard provides an intriguing overview to a phenomenon that combines two of this century's biggest narratives -- global urbanization, and the unprecedented growth of China.' Rolf Potts, author of Vagabonding and Marco Polo Didn't Go There 'Wade Shepard cuts through the sensational coverage of China's infrastructure boom to deliver an eye-opening piece of reportage on the topic. A well-reported and fascinating primer on China's ghost cities.' Rob Schmitz, China Correspondent for Marketplace Author InformationWade Shepard is editor in chief at The China Chronicle. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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