The concrete dragon : China's urban revolution and what it means for the world / Thomas J. Campanella.

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Campanella, Thomas J.

Title & Author:

The concrete dragon : China's urban revolution and what it means for the world / Thomas J. Campanella.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Description:

334 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-325) and index.
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.

Summary:

"Thomas J. Campanella examines the driving forces behind China's urban revolution and traces both the historical precedents and increasingly globalized flow of ideas, trends, and information that have combined to create a brave new Chinese cityscape. He provides a critical overview of Chinese urban development in light of both China's past and previous experiences of rapid urbanization elsewhere in the world - especially that of the United States, a nation that itself once set global records for the speed and scale of its urban ambitions."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

9781568986272 (alk. paper)
1568986270 (alk. paper)
9781568989686
1568989687

Subject:

Urbanization China.
Cities and towns China.
Cities and towns China Growth.
Rural-urban migration China.
Architecture and society China.
Social change China.
Urbanisation Chine.
Villes Chine.
Villes Chine Croissance.
Exode rural Chine.
Architecture et société Chine.
Architecture and society.
Cities and towns.
Cities and towns Growth.
Rural-urban migration.
Social change.
Urbanization.
Verstädterung
Stadtplanung
Urbanisering Kina.
Städer tillväxt Kina.
Samhällsförändring Kina.
Arkitektur och samhälle Kina.
China.

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Location: Library main 256500
Call No.: BIB 186881
Status: Available

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