Unhomely Life : Modernity, Mobilities and the Making of Home in China

• Autore: Su Xiaobo
• Pubblicazione: Newark : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2024; ©2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (253 pages)
• Disciplina: 307.240951
• Soggetto topico: Cultural geography; Migration, Internal
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Notes on Fieldwork -- Chapter 1 Introduction: From Xiangtu China to Unhomely China -- Modernity as a Deal -- Two Dimensions of Uneven Mobilities -- Lijiang Old Town: The Case -- Structure of the Book -- Notes -- Chapter 2 A Sense of Home in China: Then and Now -- Home: An Ensemble of Representations and Experiences -- A Sense of Home in Traditional Chinese Culture -- Home as a Destination for Return -- Home as a Balanced Way of Living -- Modernization and Loss of Home Feelings in Post-Mao China -- Unhomely Life: An Analytic Framework -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Lifestyle Migration and the (Un)making of an Ideal Home -- Representing Lijiang as an Ideal Home -- Making Home in its Material and Lived Aspects -- Unmaking Home: The Spatial Politics of Belonging and Alienation -- External Pressure for Home Unmaking -- Internal Struggle between Here and There -- Divergence between Busyness and Slowness -- Conclusion: The Ambivalence of an Ideal Home -- Notes -- Chapter 4 The Act of Retreat: Tourism, Loafing, and the Consumption of Home -- Solitude and a Natural Way of Living -- Loafing through Socialization -- Regarding Lijiang Old Town as a Home -- Being Unhomely in a Mobile World -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 5 Displacing Native Residents: Money, Meaning, and the Remaking of Home -- A Sense of Home in the Town -- A True Love for Courtyard Houses -- A Close-knit Community in the Town -- From Familiar to Strange: In-situ Displacement -- Age Difference: Departure or Stay -- Making and Remaking Home in Daily Life: Four Stories -- Story 1: Making a Home for Tourists -- Story 2: Promoting Naxi Culture for Profit -- Story 3: The Life Cycle of a New Lijiang Local -- Story 4: Being at Home Forever -- Conclusion -- Note. ; Chapter 6 Hometown Babies: Immobility and Lijiang Locals' Struggles for Home -- Speed and Slowness: The Supply of Homely Service to the Old Town -- Guesthouse A'Jie and the Commodification of Domestic Work -- Delivery A'Ge and Time Discipline -- Freelance Workers for Tourists -- Free Time, Away from Lijiang Old Town -- Pain and Joy: Embracing Hometown in Lijiang -- The Shadow of Patriarchal Society -- In Celebration of Hometown Babies -- Stay and Departure: The Longing for Settlement -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 7 Homemaking in a Relentless World -- The Politics of Homemaking in Lijiang -- Remembering Home in China: By Whom and for What? -- Being Unhomely in Modern Times -- Notes -- References -- Index -- EULA.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book, 'Unhomely Life: Modernity, Mobilities, and the Making of Home in China' by Xiaobo Su, explores the evolving concept of 'home' in the context of modern China. Through the lens of Lijiang Old Town, it examines how modernization and mobility influence traditional notions of home and belonging. The work delves into lifestyle migration, the idealization of home, and the tensions between globalization and local identities. It aims to provide insights into the cultural and social transformations within Chinese society, highlighting the ambivalence and challenges of maintaining a sense of home amidst rapid change. The book is intended for scholars and readers interested in cultural geography, sociology, and modern Chinese studies.
• Titolo autorizzato: Unhomely Life
• ISBN: 9781394176311; 1394176317; 9781394176335; 1394176333
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911018834903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: RGS-IBG Book Series