Authenticity with a bang: Exploring suburban culture and migration through the new phenomenon of the Richmond Night Market

Urban Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 538-554

  Pottie Sherman, Yolande ^a   Hiebert, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

community; geography; night markets; night time space; North America

Indexed keywords

CLOTHING INDUSTRY; CULTURAL CHANGE; GEOPOLITICS; LEISURE INDUSTRY; MIGRATION; PHILOSOPHY; SETTLEMENT PATTERN; SUBURBANIZATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; CHINA; HONG KONG; RICHMOND [VIRGINIA]; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 84921328601     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098013510954     Document Type: Article

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