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Format: 376 Seiten : , Illustrationen, Karten, Pläne.

ISBN: 978-0-674-97528-6

Content: A rural borderland just forty years ago, today Shenzhen is a city of twenty million and a technology hub. This success is attributed to its status as a Special Economic Zone, but no other SEZs compare. Juan Du looks to the past to understand why. It turns out that Shenzhen is no prefab "instant city," but a place influenced by deep local history.--

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-0-674-24222-7

Language: English

Subjects: Sociology

Keywords: Stadtplanung ; Stadtgeschichte ; Stadtentwicklung ; Freie Wirtschaftszone ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung

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Format: 1 online resource (320 p.)

ISBN: 9780674242227

Content: A rural borderland just forty years ago, today Shenzhen is a city of twenty million and a technology hub. This success is attributed to its status as a Special Economic Zone, but no other SEZs compare. Juan Du looks to the past to understand why. It turns out that Shenzhen is no prefab "instant city," but a place influenced by deep local history.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Introduction: The Myth of Shenzhen -- , PART I. NATIONAL RELEVANCE -- , 1. Song for "The Story of Spring" -- , 2. The "Southern Tours" That Changed China -- , PART II. REGIONAL HISTORY -- , 3. Gateway City to the South China Sea -- , 4. Oysters of the Pearl River Delta -- , PART III. CITY CONSTRUCTION -- , 5. Towers by the Hong Kong Border -- , 6. Nail House on "Wall Street" -- , PART IV. DISTRICT TRANSFORMATION -- , 7. Corporate Village in the Central Business District -- , 8. "Slum" in the High-Tech Garden City -- , Conclusion: City of Critical Experimentation -- , Notes -- , Acknowledgments -- , Illustration Credits -- , Index , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.4159/9780674242227

URL: https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674242227?locatt=mode:legacy

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674242227

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Format: 1 online resource (385 pages)

ISBN: 0-674-24223-8 , 0-674-24222-X

Content: "A rural borderland just forty years ago, today Shenzhen is a city of twenty million and a technology hub. This success is attributed to its status as a Special Economic Zone, but no other SEZs compare. Juan Du looks to the past to understand why. It turns out that Shenzhen is no prefab 'instant city,' but a place influenced by deep local history."--Provided by publisher.

Note: Introduction: The Myth of Shenzhen -- Part I. National Relevance. Song for "The Story of Spring ; The "Southern Tours" That Changed China -- Part II. Regional History. Gateway City to the South China Sea ; Oysters of the Pearl River Delta -- Part III. City Construction. Towers by the Hong Kong Border ; Nail House on "Wall Street -- Part IV. District Transformation. Corporate Village in the Central Business District ; "Slum" in the High-Tech Garden City -- Conclusion: City of Critical Experimentation.

Additional Edition: Print version: Du, Juan (Author of Shenzhen experiment). Shenzhen experiment. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2020 ISBN 9780674975286

Language: English

DOI: 10.4159/9780674242227