Urban China in transition /
Using an innovative approach, this book interprets the unprecedented transformation of contemporary China's major cities. It deals with a diversity of trends and analyzes their sources.:.; Offers a multi-dimensional analysis of urban life in China.; Highlights a diversity of trends in the areas...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Malden, MA ; Oxford :
Blackwell Pub.,
2008.
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| Series: | Studies in urban and social change.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Using an innovative approach, this book interprets the unprecedented transformation of contemporary China's major cities. It deals with a diversity of trends and analyzes their sources.:.; Offers a multi-dimensional analysis of urban life in China.; Highlights a diversity of trends in the areas of migration, criminal victimization, gated communities, and the status of women, suburbanization, and neighbourhood associations.; Each chapter includes input from both an expert on urban life in China and an 'outside' expert from the fields of sociology, geography, economics, planning, political scien. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 361 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780470712870 0470712872 9780470712627 0470712627 9781444399554 1444399551 1281840661 9781281840660 9786611840662 6611840664 |