Fantasy Islands: Chinese Dreams and Ecological Fears in an Age of Climate Crisis

Fantasy Islands: Chinese Dreams and Ecological Fears in an Age of Climate Crisis

The rise of China and its status as a leading global factory-combined with an increasing desire worldwide for inexpensive toys, clothes, and food-are altering the way people live and consume. At the same time, the world appears wary of the real costs of this desire: toys drenched in lead paint, dangerous medicines, and tainted pet food. Examining sites in China, including the plan for a new eco-city called Dongtan on the island of Chongming, suburbanization projects, and the Shanghai World Expo. -- from University of California Press

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