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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Other Authors: Logan, John R., 1946-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2008.
Series:Studies in urban and social change.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 361 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780470712870
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9781444399554
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9781281840660
9786611840662
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