Umfang:
Online-Ressource (xxiii, 380 p)
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ill., maps
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24 cm
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0520230507
Serie:
Asia--local studies / global themes 8
Inhalt:
Old Beijing has become a subject of growing fascination in contemporary China since the 1980s. While physical remnants from the past are being bulldozed every day to make space for glass-walled skyscrapers and towering apartment buildings, nostalgia for the old city is booming. Madeleine Yue Dong offers the first comprehensive history of Republican Beijing, examining how the capital acquired its identity as a consummately "traditional" Chinese city.For residents of Beijing, the heart of the city lay in the labor-intensive activities of "recycling," a primary mode of material and cultural produ
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-363) and index
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Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; PART ONE: The City of Planners; 1. From Imperial Capital to Republican City; 2. Power: The City and Its People; 3. Tradition: The City and the Nation; PART TWO: The City of Experience; 4. Production: Beijing in a New Economic System; 5. Consumption: Spatial and Temporal Hierarchies; 6. Recycling: The Tianqiao District; PART THREE: The Lettered City; 7. Sociology: Examining Urban Ills; 8. History: Recording Old Beijing; 9. Literature: Writing New Beijing; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I
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JK; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780520230507
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Republican Beijing : The City and Its Histories
Sprache:
Englisch
