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Fantasies of Hong Kong Disneyland: Attempted Indigenizations of Space, Labor, and Consumption

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Availability:In StockContributor:Jenny BanhPublish date:8/12/2025Pages:178
Language:EnglishPublisher:Rutgers University PressISBN-13:9780813593449ISBN-10:813593441UPC:9780813593449Book Category:Social Science, Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Popular Culture, LaborBook Topic:Asian StudiesSize:7.92 x 5.13 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.4299Product ID:SC2HJMQ7ED
Fantasies of Hong Kong Disneyland: Attempted Indigenizations of Space, Labor, and Consumption examines the attempt to transplant Disney's "happiest place on Earth" ethos to Hong Kong--with unhappy results. Focusing on the attempted localization/indigenization of this idea in a globalized transnational park, the book delves into the three-way dynamics of an American culture-corporation's intentions, Hong Kong, China's government investment and Hong Konger audience, and the Hong Kong Chinese locale. The triple actors introduce an especially complex case as two of the world's most powerful entities, the nominally Communist state of China and corporate behemoth Disney, come together for a project in the third space of Hong Kong. The situation poses special challenges for Disney's efforts to manage space, labor, and consumption to achieve local adaptation and business success.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Rutgers University PressISBN-13:9780813593449ISBN-10:813593441UPC:9780813593449Book Category:Social Science, Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Popular Culture, LaborBook Topic:Asian StudiesSize:7.92 x 5.13 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.4299Product ID:SC2HJMQ7ED
JENNY BANH is an associate professor of Asian American studies and anthropology at California State University, Fresno. She is the coeditor of Anthropology of Los Angeles: Place and Agency in an Urban Setting and American Chinese Restaurants: Society, Culture, and Consumption.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press

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