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The concrete dragon China's urban revolution and what it means for the world /

Main Author: Campanella, Thomas J.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c2008.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Urbanization > China.
Cities and towns > China.
Cities and towns > Growth. > China
Rural-urban migration > China.
Architecture and society > China.
Social change > China.
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10335368
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The urbanism of ambition
  • Thunder from the south
  • Reclaiming Shanghai
  • The politics of the past
  • Capital improvements
  • City of chai
  • The country and the city
  • Suburbanization and the mechanics of sprawl
  • Driving the capitalist road
  • Theme parks and the landscape of consumption
  • Epilogue: China reinvents the city.

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