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"The City of Darkness - The lawless high-rise where 33,000 people lived without government" explores the strange existence of the Kowloon Walled City. Until its demolition in 1993, this 6-acre patch of land in Hong Kong was the most densely populated place on Earth. Due to a diplomatic loophole, neither Britain nor China claimed jurisdiction over it.Author David Block details the organic growth of this "architectural tumor." Buildings were stacked atop one another without blueprints, connected by a maze of dripping pipes and dark alleyways where sunlight never reached. Inside, triads ran opium dens next to unlicensed dentists and noodle factories. Yet, amidst the crime and squalor, a tight-knit, functioning community emerged."The City of Darkness" is a study of human adaptability. It shows how order can emerge from total anarchy and how a society functioned for decades without police, taxes, or building codes, creating a cyberpunk reality before the genre even existed.
"The City of Darkness - The lawless high-rise where 33,000 people lived without government" explores the strange existence of the Kowloon Walled City. Until its demolition in 1993, this 6-acre patch of land in Hong Kong was the most densely populated place on Earth. Due to a diplomatic loophole, neither Britain nor China claimed jurisdiction over it.Author David Block details the organic growth of this "architectural tumor." Buildings were stacked atop one another without blueprints, connected by a maze of dripping pipes and dark alleyways where sunlight never reached. Inside, triads ran opium dens next to unlicensed dentists and noodle factories. Yet, amidst the crime and squalor, a tight-knit, functioning community emerged."The City of Darkness" is a study of human adaptability. It shows how order can emerge from total anarchy and how a society functioned for decades without police, taxes, or building codes, creating a cyberpunk reality before the genre even existed.
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Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9783565201600
ISBN-10: 3565201606
Sprache: Englisch
Autor: Block, David
Hersteller: epubli
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Neopubli GmbH (Imprint: epubli), Köpenicker Str. 154a, D-10997 Berlin, produktsicherheit@epubli.com
Von/Mit: David Block
Gewicht: 0,659 kg
Artikel-ID: 134526746