Stitching the 24-Hour City : Life, Labor, and the Problem of Speed in Seoul /

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"This book examines the meanings and politics of work in one of the world's most vibrant and dynamic global urban marketplaces. A focal point of fervent uprisings against oppressive working conditions in the 1970s and 1980s, Dongdaemun is now an exciting, fast-paced market where internatio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Park, Seo Young, 1979- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social ecology.
Social conditions.
Ready-to-wear clothing industry.
Markets > Social aspects.
Social ecology > Korea (South) > Seoul.
Markets > Social aspects > Korea (South) > Seoul.
Ready-to-wear clothing industry > Korea (South) > Seoul.
Clothing workers > Korea (South) > Seoul > Social life and customs > 21st century.
Korea (South) > Tongdaemun-gu (Seoul)
Korea (South) > Seoul.
Tongdaemun-gu (Seoul, Korea) > Social conditions > 21st century.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"This book examines the meanings and politics of work in one of the world's most vibrant and dynamic global urban marketplaces. A focal point of fervent uprisings against oppressive working conditions in the 1970s and 1980s, Dongdaemun is now an exciting, fast-paced market where international and domestic consumers mingle with tourists against a backdrop of K-pop music and live entertainment, while garment workers zoom about their business at all hours of the day and night. Seo Young Park's ethnography brings readers into close contact with the people who create this hyperkinetic space"
Descripción Física:1 online resource (186 pages).
ISBN:9781501754272

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