Main entry:

Carroll, Peter J., 1966-

Title & Author:

Between heaven and modernity : reconstructing Suzhou, 1895-1937 / Peter J. Carroll.

Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2006.

Description:

xvi, 325 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-315) and index.
Industry and vice along the horse-road -- Arteries and veins to nourish the urban body -- Renovating the structures of academic ritual and learning -- The building of modern Chinese culture -- A tocsin sounds at Hanshan temple -- Revaluing national treasures in the urban landscape -- Preservation and industrial development in the "peaceful backyard of Chinese culture."

Summary:

"Combining social, political, and cultural history, this book examines the contestation over space, history, and power in the late Qing and Republican-era reconstruction of the ancient capital of Suzhou as a modern city."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Table of contents

ISBN:

0804753598 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780804753593

Subject:

15.75 history of Asia.
Economic history
Social conditions
Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng, China) Economic conditions 19th century.
Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng, China) Economic conditions 20th century.
Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng, China) Social conditions 19th century.
Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng, China) Social conditions 20th century.
Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng, China) History 19th century.
Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng, China) History 20th century.
China Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng)
Suzhou
Suzhou (Chine) Conditions économiques 19e siècle.
Suzhou (Chine) Conditions économiques 20e siècle.
Suzhou (Chine) Conditions sociales 19e siècle.
Suzhou (Chine) Conditions sociales 20e siècle.
Suzhou (Chine) 19e siècle.
Suzhou (Chine) 20e siècle.

Form/genre:

History
History (form)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 246979
Call No.: BIB 176531
Status: Available