Ecologies of Comparison: An Ethnography of Endangerment in Hong Kong

by Tim Choy and Timothy Choy

Book Overview

A rich ethnography of ecopolitics in Hong Kong in the late 1990s, as the region shifted to Chinese sovereignty, Ecologies of Comparison describes how ecological concepts of uniqueness and scale resonated among environmentalists, including those seeking to preserve a species of white dolphin, to protect an aging fishing village from redevelopment, and to legitimize air quality as an object of political and medical concern. During his research,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822349523
• ISBN13: 9780822349525
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.2"