| The Making and Selling of Post-Mao Beijing Contributor(s): Broudehoux, Anne-Marie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415320577 ISBN-13: 9780415320573 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2004 Annotation: "The Making and Selling of Post-Mao Beijing" explores the transformation of the Chinese capital both socially and physically during the final decades of the twentieth century. The author reveals the changing life of the city and its inhabitants and examines the complex and multiple forces at play in this transformation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning - Architecture | History - General |
| Dewey: 307.109 |
| LCCN: 2003024526 |
| Series: Planning, History, and the Environment |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.36" W x 9.36" (1.35 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Describes the changing life of the city and its inhabitants during the final decades of the twentieth century and examines the complex forces at play in the search for modernity. The author presents us with four case studies of how the city is marketing and selling itself (including its refurbishment for the 2008 Olympic bid) and concludes that Beijing's urban image construction may provide an avenue for opposition groups to challenge the hegemony of those in power. |
