Welche Altstadt und für wen ?
Urban space use and the perception of Kaxgar’s old town (P.R. China) are shaped by an intertwined process of material and social, perceived and imagined, politicized and economic realities. Based on ethnographic fi eldwork, this article discusses diff erent approaches to the construction and transf...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Bern Open Publishing
2016-05-01
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| Series: | Swiss Journal of Sociocultural Anthropology |
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| Online Access: | https://journal-sa.ch/article/view/7382 |
| Summary: | Urban space use and the perception of Kaxgar’s old town (P.R. China) are shaped by an intertwined process of material and social, perceived and imagined, politicized and economic realities. Based on ethnographic fi eldwork, this article discusses diff erent approaches to the construction and transformation of the old town space. In particular, it highlights interpretations of ethnic marginality, gentrifi cation, and touristic representation as expressions of individual and social positionings in the built environment.
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| ISSN: | 2813-5229 2813-5237 |