The concrete dragon : China's urban revolution and what it means for the world /
Campanella, Thomas J.
The concrete dragon : China's urban revolution and what it means for the world / Thomas J. Campanella. - 1st ed. - New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c2008. - 334 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
9781568986272 (alk. paper) 1568986270 (alk. paper)
2007029870
GBA848931 bnb
014567792 Uk
Urbanization--China.
Cities and towns--China.
Cities and towns--Growth.--China
Rural-urban migration--China.
Architecture and society--China.
Social change--China.
HT384.C6 / C36 2008
307.760951 / CAM
The concrete dragon : China's urban revolution and what it means for the world / Thomas J. Campanella. - 1st ed. - New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c2008. - 334 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
9781568986272 (alk. paper) 1568986270 (alk. paper)
2007029870
GBA848931 bnb
014567792 Uk
Urbanization--China.
Cities and towns--China.
Cities and towns--Growth.--China
Rural-urban migration--China.
Architecture and society--China.
Social change--China.
HT384.C6 / C36 2008
307.760951 / CAM