City of darkness revisited
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
City of darkness revisited
AUTHOR:
Girard, Greg, 1955-
Lambot, Ian.
Goddard, Charles.
ISBN:
9781873200889
PUBLICATION_INFO:
Lopen, Somerset : Watermark, c2014.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
356 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm
ABSTRACT:
After several failed attempts, Kowloon Walled City was finally demolished 20 years ago, leaving behind a legacy of fascination that continues to grow, fuelled in part by the extraordinary communitys many urban legends. Designed and edited by Greg Girard and Ian Lambot, the team behind City of Darkness: Life in Kowloon Walled City, this new publication questions those myths and explores the reality behind the Walled Citys extraordinary architecture and development. Through photographs, drawings and documents, many previously unpublished, plus an extended article by Hong Kong-based writer and journalist Fionnuala McHugh, the full story is revealed.
SUBJECT:
| Squatter settlements -- China -- Kowloon -- Social life and customs. |
| Documentary photography -- China -- Kowloon. |
| Kowloon (China) -- Social life and customs. |
| Kowloon (China) -- Pictorial works. |
| Hong Kong (China) -- Pictorial works. |
BIBSUMMARY:
After several failed attempts, Kowloon Walled City was finally demolished 20 years ago, leaving behind a legacy of fascination that continues to grow, fuelled in part by the extraordinary communitys many urban legends. Designed and edited by Greg Girard and Ian Lambot, the team behind City of Darkness: Life in Kowloon Walled City, this new publication questions those myths and explores the reality behind the Walled Citys extraordinary architecture and development. Through photographs, drawings and documents, many previously unpublished, plus an extended article by Hong Kong-based writer and journalist Fionnuala McHugh, the full story is revealed.