Kim, Annette Miae,

Sidewalk city : remapping public space in Ho Chi Minh City / Annette Miae Kim. - ix, 252 pages :

1. Seen and Unseen: Ho Chi Minh City's Sidewalk Life --
2. Tropical Paris and Chinatown: The History and Resilience of Ho Chi Minh City's Sidewalks --
3. Looking Again: Power and Critical Cartography --
4. Mapping the Unmapped: Mixed-Use Sidewalk Spaces --
5. Drawing New Lines on the Pavement: Street Vendors and Property Rights in Public Space --
6. The Tourist Map: Altering Visions of What Sidewalks Are and Could Be --
7. Reconsidering Sidewalks as Public Space --
Endnotes --

Despite their important sociocultural role, sidewalks have been studied by remarkably few scholars. In this book, the author provides a multilayered case study of sidewalks in a distinctive geographical area. It focuses on Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, a rapidly growing and evolving city.

9780226119229 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780226119366 (ebook)


Sidewalks--Vietnam--Ho Chi Minh City.
Public spaces--Vietnam--Ho Chi Minh City.

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