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

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

Stitching the 24-Hour City reveals the intense speed of garment production and everyday life in Dongdaemun, a lively market in Seoul, South Korea. Once the site of uprisings against oppressive working conditions in the 1970s and 80s, Dongdaemun has now become iconic for its creative economy, nightli...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2021
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Park, Seo Young,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2021]
©2021
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (186 p.) :; 11 b&w halftones, 3 maps
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Prologue
  • Introduction
  • Part 1. SPEED AS EXPERIENCE
  • 1. Affective Crowds and Making the 24-Hour City
  • 2. Intimate Networks
  • 3. Passionate Imitation
  • Part 2. PROBLEMATIZATION OF SPEED
  • 4. Redirecting the Future
  • 5. Pacing the Flow
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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