Contemporary Practices of Citizenship in Asia and the West: Care of the Self

Published by Amsterdam University Press 2020

Contemporary Practices of Citizenship in Asia and the West

Care of the Self

Edited by: Gregory Bracken

Volume 14 in the series Asian Cities

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048535514

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Contemporary Practices of Citizenship in Asia and the West: Care of the Self examines urban communities and societies in Asia and the West to shed much-needed light on issues that have emerged as the world experiences its new urban turn. An urbanized world should be an improving place, one that is better to live in, one where humans can flourish. This collection of essays examines contemporary practices of care of the self in cities in Asia and the West, including challenges to citizenship and even the right to the city itself. Written by a range of academics from different backgrounds (from architecture and urbanism, anthropology, social science, psychology, gender studies, history, and philosophy), their trans- and multidisciplinary approaches shed valuable light on what are sometimes quite old problems, leading to fresh perspectives and new ways of dealing with them. One thing that unites all of these papers is their people-centred approach, because, after all, a city is its people.

Author / Editor information

Bracken Gregory :

Gregory Bracken is Assistant Professor of Spatial Planning and Strategy at TU Delft. His publications include ‘Contemporary Practices of Citizenship in Asia and the West’, ‘Ancient and Modern Practices of Citizenship in Asia and the West’, ‘Asian Cities: Colonial to Global’ and ‘The Shanghai Alleyway House: A Vanishing Urban Vernacular’.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
Introduction Gregory Bracken Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
1 The Western World as Utopia? Thames Town, Songjiang and New Chinese Residential Habits Martin Minost Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
2 How Does Space Have Meaning? A Multifocal Approach to Korean Jimjilbang (찜질방) Vera Marie Hälbig Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
3 Transforming the Self in Contemporary Korean Ki Suryŏn (氣修練) Water, Wood, and Stone in Two GiCheon (氣天) DVDs Victoria Ten Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
4 The Relationship between Architecture and Ritual in the Hindu Crematorium Srivalli Pradeepthi Ikkurthy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
5 New Bodies in Cities Contested Technologies of the Self in Urban India Rachana Johri Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
6 Family, Everyday Life, and the Making-up of Society A Case Study in Yokohama’s Chinatown Wong Yee Lam Elim Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
7 Mental Health Scenario of Asian Americans Social and Environmental Determinants of their Well-being and Service Utilization Susheelabai R. Srinivasa and Sudershan Pasupuleti Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
8 ‘Care of the Self’ and Discipline in Smart Cities Sensors in Singapore Joost Alleblas and Steven Dorrestijn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Afterword The Right to the City Gregory Bracken Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201

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Language: English
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 220
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 36
Keywords: Philosophy; Cities; Citizenship; Care; Becoming

eBook

Published: May 19, 2020
ISBN: 9789048535514