Urban China in Transition Contributor(s): Logan, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1405161450 ISBN-13: 9781405161459 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $96.66 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: China is rapidly becoming a world power. No longer a developing country, China's cities are undergoing transformations of historic proportions. This book, in the "Studies in Urban and Social Change" series, evaluates these multi-dimensional changes. With input from professionals in a variety of fields, including Sociology, Geography, Economics, Demography, Planning, Architecture and Anthropology, "Urban China in Transition" analyzes Chinese trends in diverse topics including: Chapters are co-authored by experts on urban Chinese life together with others whose expertise is on the particular topic. Comparisons to urban areas in the United States, Eastern Europe, Asia, and South America pose thoughtful questions about the possible trajectory of Chinese urban development, while underscoring its uniqueness. The result is a broad theoretical and historical perspective that sharply focuses the Chinese experience through alternative prisms, thus enriching theoretical discussion and debate. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
Dewey: 307.760 |
LCCN: 2007017679 |
Series: Susc-Ijurr Book |
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6" W x 9" (1.49 lbs) 380 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
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Publisher Description: Using an innovative approach, this book interprets the unprecedented transformation of contemporary China's major cities. It deals with a diversity of trends and analyzes their sources.
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