An engaging study of the rapid urbanization on the edge of Hanoi,
focusing on a former village subsumed by the expanding city.
Description
In the late 1990s, planning authorities in the Vietnamese capital of
Hanoi pushed the imaginary line between city and country several
kilometres westward, engulfing dozens of rural settlements. This book
explores how one such village, Hoa Muc, rapidly transitioned into an
urban neighbourhood, and the state regulations and early urban changes
that drove this transformation. The compelling story of this single
village is both a portrait of a population that has endured despite
drastic upheavals and a new analytical window into Vietnam’s
ongoing urban transition.