Urban Marginality in Hong Kong's Global Diaspora

Description

This book aims to examine the characteristics, roles and social values of public spaces in the globalized territory of Hong Kong. Choi focuses on the usage of public space by marginalised communities, particularly the foreign domestic helpers of Hong Kong. By examining their weekly social and political activities across a range of public spaces in the city, Choi addresses the influence of the marginalized on the wider community and built environment of this advanced capitalist society. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii New Spaces of Urban Marginality Within the Global Diaspora of Hong Kong: Introduction (Hee Sun Choi)....Pages 1-18 The Quality of Life for the Urban Marginality in Hong Kong (Hee Sun Choi)....Pages 19-43 Can the Social Life of Small Urban Spaces Benefit the Urban Marginalities? (Hee Sun Choi)....Pages 45-71 Sense of Place and Sense of Self: Place Identity and Body Politics on the Pavements of Hong Kong (Hee Sun Choi)....Pages 73-126 The Tangible and Intangible Challenges in Linking the Marginal with the Central: ‘All Together for a Street Event’ (Hee Sun Choi)....Pages 127-143 Conclusion (Hee Sun Choi)....Pages 145-152 Back Matter ....Pages 153-155