Saigon's Edge: On the Margins of Ho CHI Minh City

by Erik Harms

Book Overview

Much of the world's population inhabits the urban fringe, an area that is neither fully rural nor urban. H c M n, a district that lies along a key transport corridor on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, epitomizes one of those places. In Saigon's Edge, Erik Harms explores life in H c M n, putting forth a revealing perspective on how rapid urbanization impacts the people who live at the intersection of rural and urban worlds.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816656061
• ISBN13: 9780816656066
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.3"