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

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: 334 p. : ill., mapsSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 307.760951 22
LOC classification:
  • HT384.C6 C36 2008eb
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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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Includes bibliographical references (p. [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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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