Title & Author:

Factory towns of south China : an illustrated guidebook / edited by Stefan Al.

Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, ©2012.

Description:

xii, 202 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-202).
Urbanization -- The Danwei: Socialist Factory Town in Miniature? / David Bray Bray, David 5 -- Genesis and Evolution of Chinese Factory Towns in the Pearl River Delta: From Hong Kong toward Shenzhen / Laurence Liauw Liauw, Laurence 9 -- The Side Effects of Unregulated Growth: Can the Pearl River Delta Reverse Thirty Years of Environmental Degradation? / Claudia Juhre Juhre, Claudia 13 -- Demographics -- Migration without Integration: Workers between Countryside and City / Eli Friedman Friedman, Eli 25 -- Strike / Minnie Chan Chan, Minnie 28 -- Hukou: Labor, Property, and Urban-Rural Inequalities / Jia Ching Chen Chen, Jia Ching 32 -- Factory Towns in the Headlines / Casey Wang Wang, Casey 40 -- Economics -- Divergent Workshops of the "World Factory" in the Pearl River Delta: A Comparison of Hong Kong and Taiwanese Manufacturing / Chun Yang Yang, Chun 43 -- From the Iron Rice Bowl to the Steel Cafeteria Tray / Jia Ching Chen Chen, Jia Ching 45 -- Infrastructure -- The Power of Factories / Paul Chu Hoi Shan Shan, Paul Chu Hoi 55 -- Will Design Play a Role in "Postindustrial" PRD? / Rex Wong Wong, Rex 60 -- The Adwin Factory: The Design of Industrial Buildings / Paul Lin Lin, Paul 62 -- Hong Kong 68 -- Kwun Tong Industrial Town: Printing Factory 72 -- Shenzhen 82 -- Fuyong Town: Optoelectronics Factory 86 -- Shekou Industrial Zone: Toy Factory 96 -- Dongguan 106 -- Nancheng District: Car Factory 110 -- Huangjiang Town: Electronics Factory 120 -- Guangzhou 130 -- Liwan District: Shipyard 134 -- Donghuanjie Town: Video Game Machine Factory 144 -- Foshan 154 -- Shiwan Town: Artistic Ceramic Factory 158 -- Shiwan Town: Ceramic Tilling Factory 168 -- Zhongshan 178 -- City Center: Seasoning Factory 182.
Text in English with some Chinese.
Some text also in Chinese.

Summary:

Organized in part as a travel guide, this book profiles a wide range of factory towns distributed throughout South China, which manufacture products as diverse as cars, ships, electronics, video game machines, clothing, ceramics, toys, and common foods.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

9789888083695 (pbk.)
9888083694 (pbk.)

Subject:

Industries Social aspects China Pearl River Delta.
Cities and towns China Pearl River Delta Growth.
Factories Social aspects China Pearl River Delta.
Villes Chine Xi Jiang, Delta du Croissance.
Usines Aspect social Chine Xi Jiang, Delta du.
Cities and towns Growth.
Economic history.
Factories Social aspects.
Industries Social aspects.
Social conditions
Industriestadt
Fabrikgebäude
Verstädterung
Stadtentwicklung
Fabrik
Pearl River Delta (China) Economic conditions.
Pearl River Delta (China) Social conditions.
Xi Jiang, Delta du (Chine) Conditions économiques.
Xi Jiang, Delta du (Chine) Conditions sociales.
China Pearl River Delta.
China

Added entries:

Al, Stefan.

Hua nan gong chang cheng : tu shi lu you shu

Holdings:

Location: Library main 279979
Call No.: BIB 216311
Status: Available