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

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Princeton Architectural Press, c2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: 334 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781568986272 (alk. paper)
  • 1568986270 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 307.760951 22 CAM
LOC classification:
  • HT384.C6 C36 2008
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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Archbishop Kiwanuka Memorial Library 307.760951 CAM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 25168

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.

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