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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Park, Seo Young, 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Affective Crowd and Making the 24-Hour City
  • Intimate Networks
  • Passionate Imitation
  • Redirecting the Future
  • Pacing the Flow
  • Epilogue : Coming Back to the Sewing Machine.

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